When jingoism reigns supreme, science takes a backseat. The recent announcement by Chief Minister M. K. Stalin that Iron Age began in Tamil Nadu is a case in point.

Did Tamil Nadu rewrite Iron Age history? New findings reveal iron-smelting here dates back to 3345 BCE—2,000 years before the rest of the world. 33-year-old American living in Germany ...

An ancient treasure in Spain contains meteoritic iron, proving early civilizations worked with celestial metals centuries ...

Iron working was a common element of everyday life in Iron Age Britain. By 500 BC iron had replaced bronze as the usual metal for making tools and weapons. Blacksmiths produced iron using charcoal ...

Although the production of metals has been around for an awfully long time (the Iron Age began around the eighth ... Hagley Museum Already familiar with the smelting of gold, silver, and copper ...

There is evidence of similar pottery technology in eastern, southern and western Africa. Iron Age farmers were skilled pot makers and decorated their pots with grooves and patterns. Related groups ...

K. Stalin announced on Thursday that the Iron Age in Tamil Nadu began over 5,300 years ago. In a statement, the Chief Minister, who also serves as the DMK Chief, said: "I am telling the world: The ...