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Was Iron Known in Ancient America?
| Title | Was Iron Known in Ancient America? |
| Publication Type | Magazine Article |
| Year of Publication | 1950 |
| Authors | Widtsoe, John A. |
| Magazine | Improvement Era |
| Volume | 53 |
| Issue Number | 3 |
| Pagination | 175, 231 |
| Date Published | March 1950 |
| Keywords | Ancient America – Mesoamerica; Archaeology; External Evidence; Iron; Metal; Metallurgy |
| 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. |
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"Was Iron Known in Ancient America?" Improvement Era 53, no. 3 (1950): 175, 231.
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