Restoring the iron smelting technique that existed 2000 years ago

Based on archaeological findings of the Han Dynasty (China), Chinese and Japanese archaeologists have built a vertical furnace and successfully trained an iron pig.

Chinese and Japanese archaeologists successfully restored iron smelting techniques that existed about 2000 years ago.

An iron rhino of the Western Han Dynasty.(Artwork: thecultureconcept.com).

Based on archaeological findings of the Han Dynasty (206 BC-220 AD), archaeologists built a vertical furnace and successfully trained an iron pig in an advanced experiment. on November 16-17 in the city of Cung Lai in Sichuan Province, southwest China.

Archaeologists said the experiment provided data and a successful case for the study of iron smelting techniques during the Han Dynasty .

The trial was co-sponsored by Sichuan University, the archaeological and cultural relics institutes in Chengdu and Sichuan, Japan's Ehim University and the municipal government of Cung Lai.

Iron is considered one of the most important materials in Chinese civilization. Ancient Chinese people were able to practice liquid iron from the Spring and Autumn period (770-476 BC).

Li Yingfu, deputy dean of the History and Culture Department at Sichuan University, said the iron smelting technique during the Han Dynasty not only boosted production activities in ancient China, but also contributed to the development. metallurgy development in Southeast Asia and outside the region.

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