property · prop_srsc1_early_iron_evidence
Early iron evidence
Iron objects or production evidence occurs before widespread iron adoption.
Review and provenance
Specialist reviewer: not recorded. Review date: not recorded.
Dataset workflow: proposed. This is separate from specialist review.
Confidence describes the stated assessment; it does not certify expert approval. How review works.
Research description
Assignments distinguish isolated objects, smithing, smelting, and large-scale adoption. An early iron object does not by itself mark an Iron Age economy or a technological origin centre.
Evidence and sources
- supports · defines technology stages
Innovation and Adoption of Iron in the Ancient Near East — Nathaniel L. Erb-Satullo (2019)Source linked to property record prop_srsc1_early_iron_evidence.
Locator: Review of object, production, and adoption evidence