* Steelmaking (honorable mention) 1500 BC - 1800 AD Region: (South Asia, Southern India) (1 jan 1500 ano antes da era comum – 1 jan 1800 ano)

Descrição:

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