History+of+the+Element+Iron

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Iron has been used by the human race for so long that its date cannot be accurately placed. According to the Bible, Genesis, Tubal- Cain, the man that dates back as far as seven generations from Adam was a professional artificer in both brass and iron. The Egyptians can surely date the discovery of iron to as far as Hephaestus, one of the early mythological kings. The Egyptians and the Assyrians also made iron at the very root of their civilization, these items were found in tombs and ruins. Recently unearthed, cooking tools and various weapons of war made of iron were found from that time period. A tribe living south and east of the Black Sea, the Chalybes, a Scythian tribe aquired great skills in iron tools. They were a very advanced group that are also credited for making the first coal furnaces and for inventing steel and incredibly they were also the discoverers of magnetic iron. Finding a fixed date for the discovery of iron is a task that is still in process. We can say that the books of Moses mention the use of iron eleven centuries ago and that Arundelian marbles dates this essential discovery farther back than 1370 years BC. This might seem like an incredible old discovery and we have evidence it is so, fussed iron artifacts have been identified as far as 3000 BC. Another proof of how ancient the element iron is, is a iron pillar now located in India's capital, New Delhi. This iron pillar was constructed about 400 years AD. This current proof of the element iron is 7.5 meters tall and 40 cm wide, it is in great conditions considering its exposure to the weather since its construction. Iron is a important product in our world today, because it is all around us, in the seats we seat the tables we eat, the tools we use and the buildings we live in, it is everywhere. It is hard to picture our world nowadays without this essential element. Our ancient people discovered it and we are still making use of it now, almost 3,400 years later. What a great advancement in our civilization.

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