We've heard a lot of opinions and a few rantings here, but the one person we haven't heard from is the original poster. I'm afraid we haven't been a lot of help to him with his presentation.

I don't know if he's been keeping up with the thread or we've turned him away in disgust. How is the presentation going, SRS??

 

ianinsa

 

I was not making this up. I suggest you do as I did: I.e. check your perception with a reliable encyclopedia or even better a theological handbook.

I still think your post is offensive.

Further I object to your use of ‘European’. I am European and I know that Europeans usually are well cognizant about other parts of the world.. Perhaps Europeans in SA are not.

Re Chinese Iron, I looked in my books and Chng Te Kun and Kwan-Chih Chan both state that although at least one Iron artefact from the Shang-period (pre-1000BC) has been found it contained meteoritic Iron. Smelting started as Ianinsa says in the western Chou (sorry I am so old that I use Hepburn notation) 1000-750 BC. For a very long time Iron was only used as cast - probably because there was a half millenium old tradition of casting bronze products.

 

   

The OP has not returned to Iforgeiron since posting, for what ever that  knowledge is worth. 

 

There seems to be little forward motion or new information.

I think it is time to close this thread.