Was Iron Known in Ancient America?

Title

Was Iron Known in Ancient America?

Magazine

Improvement Era

Publication Type

Magazine Article

Year of Publication

1950

Authors

Number of Pages

175, 231

Date Published

March 1950

Volume

53

Issue Number

3

Abstract

The view of scholars in the field of American archaeology holds that the pre-Columbian inhabitants of America did not know of or use iron. However, this article, citing the Science Newsletter of November 12, 1949, recommends that this view may have to be reevaluated on the basis of new findings of iron in ancient America.

Subject Keywords

Metal
Archaeology
Metallurgy
External Evidence
Iron
Ancient America – Mesoamerica
Ancient America - Mesoamerica

Bibliographic Citation

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