Archaeometallurgical Explorations of Bloomery Iron Smelting at Mutoti 2, an Early Iron Age Site in Venda, Northern South Africa

When established, bloomery iron smelting profoundly transformed farming communities that settled in Africa south of the Sahara. Sustained research in the Lowveld region of northern South Africa identified multifarious evidence of metal working dating to the Early Iron Age (Common Era 200-900). Not s...

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Main Authors: Eric N. Mathoho, Robert T. Nyamushosho, Shadreck Chirikure
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-01-01
Series:Metals
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4701/13/2/269