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@@ -28,4 +28,68 @@ The development of iron smelting technology (~1200 BCE onward) ushered in the Ir
[^1]: Waldbaum, J. *From Bronze to Iron* (1978)
[^2]: Wagner, D. *Iron and Steel in Ancient China* (Brill, 1993)
[^3]: Alpern, S.B. "Did They or Didn't They Invent It? Iron in Sub-Saharan Africa" *History in Africa* 32 (2005); Wikipedia, "Iron metallurgy in Africa"
[^4]: Srinivasan, S. & Ranganathan, S. *India's Legendary Wootz Steel* (National Institute of Advanced Studies, 2004); Wikipedia, "Wootz steel"
[^4]: Srinivasan, S. & Ranganathan, S. *India's Legendary Wootz Steel* (National Institute of Advanced Studies, 2004); Wikipedia, "Wootz steel"
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- [ ] `@q[temporal]` Line 22: "Democratized access to metal tools (iron ore is abundant, unlike tin) [^1]" - when was this true?
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- [ ] `@q[temporal]` Line 23: "Improved agricultural productivity (iron plows) [^1]" - when was this true?
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- [ ] `@q[temporal]` Line 24: "Transformed warfare (iron weapons, armor) [^1]" - when was this true?
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- [ ] `@q[conflict]` Line 8: "Transition period: ~1200–800 BCE (varies by region) @t[1200 BCE..800 BCE] [^1]" @t[-1200..-0800] overlaps with "Widespread adoption: After the Bronze Age Collapse (~1200 BCE) @t[~1200 BCE] ..." @t[-1200..-1200] - were both true simultaneously? (line:10) [pattern:unknown]
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- [ ] `@q[conflict]` Line 17: "Chinese independently developed cast iron by ~500 BCE (bloomery iron in the W..." @t[-0500..-0500] overlaps with "South India developed wootz steel (crucible steel) by the mid-1st millennium ..." @t[-0500..-0500] - were both true simultaneously? (line:19) [pattern:unknown]
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- [ ] `@q[stale]` Line 9: "Earliest iron smelting: Anatolia (Hittites), ~1500 BCE (limited use) @t[~1500..." - Waldbaum source from 1978 may be outdated, is this still accurate?
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- [ ] `@q[stale]` Line 11: "Key innovation: Carburization (adding carbon to create steel) [^1]" - Waldbaum source from 1978 may be outdated, is this still accurate?
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- [ ] `@q[stale]` Line 14: "Earliest surviving iron artifacts (4th millennium BCE, Egypt) were made from ..." - Waldbaum source from 1978 may be outdated, is this still accurate?
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- [ ] `@q[stale]` Line 15: "Hittites may have been early innovators of iron smelting, though evidence is ..." - Waldbaum source from 1978 may be outdated, is this still accurate?
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- [ ] `@q[stale]` Line 16: "Iron became widespread after the Bronze Age Collapse disrupted tin trade rout..." - Waldbaum source from 1978 may be outdated, is this still accurate?
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- [ ] `@q[stale]` Line 17: "Chinese independently developed cast iron by ~500 BCE (bloomery iron in the W..." - Wagner source from 1993 may be outdated, is this still accurate?
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- [ ] `@q[stale]` Line 22: "Democratized access to metal tools (iron ore is abundant, unlike tin) [^1]" - Waldbaum source from 1978 may be outdated, is this still accurate?
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- [ ] `@q[stale]` Line 23: "Improved agricultural productivity (iron plows) [^1]" - Waldbaum source from 1978 may be outdated, is this still accurate?
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- [ ] `@q[stale]` Line 24: "Transformed warfare (iron weapons, armor) [^1]" - Waldbaum source from 1978 may be outdated, is this still accurate?
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- [ ] `@q[stale]` Line 25: "Enabled deforestation and land clearing at scale [^1]" - Waldbaum source from 1978 may be outdated, is this still accurate?
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