CLST 332 Lecture 4: Lecture4
25 Sep 2017
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Why did iron technology start getting used ca. Iron technology was present in the eastern mediterranean so why did the greeks only develop it around 1200. The keramikos (our english word: ceramic comes from this) is a prominent grave site in. Athens but, in ancient athens, it was the pottery district. Intense drive to improve hardness of iron and iron technology became widespread. It was easier to smith with bronze than with iron so they had to improve their technology but, once they did, it was worth it. Iron is hard so it can be sharpened more and makes a more effective weapon: we see iron first on cyprus, which is the closest to the middle east. I(cid:374) hesiod"s works and days iron feature prominently and seems commonplace. Circulation and deposition models are complementary and independent. Iron just added to bronze, gold, and silver depositions and continues to be used throughout antiquity.
