<P> Iron smelting was practiced by the Nok culture of Nigeria from as early as 1000 BC . The nearby Djenné - Djenno of the Niger Valley between Mali and Nigeria shows evidence of iron production from c. 250 BC . The technology was spread by the Bantu expansion to Eastern and Southern Africa during c. 500 BC to AD 400 as shown in the Urewe culture . </P>
<P> Iron smelting was practiced by the Nok culture of Nigeria from as early as 1000 BC . The nearby Djenné - Djenno of the Niger Valley between Mali and Nigeria shows evidence of iron production from c. 250 BC . The technology was spread by the Bantu expansion to Eastern and Southern Africa during c. 500 BC to AD 400 as shown in the Urewe culture . </P>
who is responsible for spreading agriculture and iron smelting in sub saharan africa
who is responsible for spreading agriculture and iron smelting in sub saharan africa
Bantu
Bantu