There are hundreds of examples of iron smelting with soft evidence dating back to well before the Romans. Those examples failed to produce usable iron and instead produced cotton candy in spite of the use of iron ore in the process.
Soft evidence. I'll be here all week folks. Tip your waitresses.
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There are hundreds of examples of iron smelting with soft evidence dating back to well before the Romans. Those examples failed to produce usable iron and instead produced cotton candy in spite of the use of iron ore in the process.
Soft evidence. I'll be here all week folks. Tip your waitresses.