* Steelmaking (honorable mention) 1500 BC - 1800 AD Region: (South Asia, Southern India) (1 ene 1500 año aC – 1 ene 1800 año)
Descripción:
Damascus blades were first manufactured in the Near East from ingots of wootz steel that were imported from Southern India (present day Tamil Nadu and Kerala).[1] The Arabs introduced the wootz steel to Damascus, where a weapons industry thrived.Invented: Independently
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fecha:
1 ene 1500 año aC
1 ene 1800 año
~ 3302 years