* Steelmaking (honorable mention) 1500 BC - 1800 AD Region: (South Asia, Southern India) (1 janv. 1500 av. J.-C. – 1 janv. 1800)
Description:
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
Ajouté au bande de temps:
Date:
1 janv. 1500 av. J.-C.
1 janv. 1800
~ 3302 years