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=The History Of Iron= ===Iron was discovered about at around 1100BC. It was used greatly in the Iron Age where it was used to build stronger weapons and tools. The first people to actually use iron were the Hittites at around 1500BC. The found iron and found out that it was much stronger than bronze so they kept it a secret. After about 400 years the Dark Ages swept over Asia and the Hittites Empire fell apart and their secret was released. After the Dark Ages other civilizations started to use iron as well. The Greeks, Egyptians, Philistines and Romans started to use iron and soon most of the world had access to iron. Soon the Indians started to biuld iron beams to hold up the roofs of their temples and other cultures learned to combine it with elements to make steel. Iron was and still is one of the most commonly used metals in the world.===

Blacksmith Pounding Iron Into a Sword

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