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In this groundbreaking work, Day sheds light on the little-known history of prehistoric metallurgy. Drawing on a wealth of evidence from around the world, he explores the ways in which ancient peoples used iron and steel to transform their societies and shape the world around them. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Excerpt from The Prehistoric Use of Iron and Steel: With Observations on Certain Matters Ancillary Thereto Some of the matters opened up as more or less intimately connected with the principal subject treated of in the following pages have hitherto been but scantily investigated - certain of them, indeed, quite recently touched; and generally, they lie outside the beaten tracks of the modem student - by the schoolmen, for the most part, passed by - whilst they are spumed with an authoritative air, implying that all about them is known to those who, occupying learned offices, do more or less influence popular opinion. Their examination cannot be expected to enlist the sympathy of "the many." About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.