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Decades of fieldwork in Libya’s Fezzan region have produced hard evidence that the Garamantes, an ancient Saharan people, independently developed metallurgical techniques and adopted a written script ...

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Despite decades of archaeological research, the beginnings of iron metallurgy in sub-Saharan Africa remain largely poorly understood. This technological revolution, essential for producing efficient ...

Here’s a quick overview of different PM processes that can be found at Metal Powder Industries Federation's site, www.mpif.org (select Intro to PM and then processes). For an in-depth discussion of ...

A study by an international and interdisciplinary team headed by University of Freiburg archaeologist Dr. Ralph Araque Gonzalez from the Faculty of Humanities has proven that steel tools were already ...