Large piles of waste still remain from the Kushite kingdom of Meroe's production of it, and its introduction to China improved Zhou dynasty farming.
Though it's not terra cotta, the first sub-Saharan Africans to use this material were the Nok culture. Large piles of waste still remain from the Kushite kingdom of Meroe's production of it, and its introduction to China improved Zhou dynasty farming. The secret of refining this substance was developed and kept by the Hittites. This material's grainy "wrought" form was displaced in the late Middle Ages by the stronger "cast" variant. For 10 points, name this metal which titles an ancient era following the Bronze Age, and was later reinforced to make steel.
Though it's not terra cotta, the first sub-Saharan Africans to use this material were the Nok culture.
iron [or Fe] &lt;MJ&gt;