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Title: Earliest iron age began in south India
Post by: Duncan Head on February 26, 2025, 10:48:08 PM

In Tamil Nadu:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c62e36jm4jro

Title: Re: Earliest iron age began in south India
Post by: Ian61 on February 27, 2025, 07:19:42 AM

I can't get to BBC currently, but this would be against the long time assumption of further north and moving South into the middle east cultures.

Title: Re: Earliest iron age began in south India
Post by: DBS on February 27, 2025, 07:32:26 AM

Professor Chauhan is obviously a very sensible and wise bunny for his words of caution. Will be a PR luvvy's nightmare for being so sensible and cautious :)

Title: Re: Earliest iron age began in south India
Post by: Ian61 on February 27, 2025, 07:50:01 AM

Right BBC back up and Wow! That is a significant time back from previous work. Whilst many developments can easily be envisaged as happening in multiple places iron is really not at all easy to extract or work as temperatures needed are very high so it's less easy to envisage lots of different groups trying out the necessary work as a speculative venture.

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