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iron technology, symbolism and tradition in ancient society
1. Introduction -- Technology and culture -- Background -- The problem and its significance -- Method and procedure -- Organization -- 2. Iron technology and symbolism in African cultures -- Introduction -- Africa: The introduction of iron technology -- General surveys on iron and symbols -- Survey of traditional African societies -- Analysis and interpretation -- 3. Background to the development of iron technology in the ancient Near East -- Introduction -- Bronze, the precursor to iron -- The discovery of iron -- Wrought iron and the early processes of smelting and forging -- Sources of iron ore -- The artifactual information -- The textual information -- The search for the origins of iron technology
4. The early Iron Age -- Introduction -- The transition from the Bronze Age to the Iron Age -- The production of steeled iron -- The adoption of iron technology -- The artifactual information -- Distributional analysis: 'Philistine' vs. 'Non-Philistine' -- Metallurgy and symbols -- Implications for reconstructing Israel's early history -- 5. Biblical symbols -- Introduction -- Iron technology -- The symbolic value of iron -- The symbolic role of artisan gods in ancient Near Eastern mythology -- The smith in ancient Israel -- Egypt as an 'iron furnace' -- 6. Conclusions.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-290) and index.
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