Abstract:
Iron
working
(
iron melting and black-smithing)
t
l.::~
aal6
black-sn~i
t
hirl:)
Ins
been
studied
in
details
by
tho
researcher
ill
Arw-Uti
Aku,
current
valuable
roles
of iron objects on agricultural .
practices
in
the
Old
N~uklca
Ui.vis~on,
aLtc.~nl>i
has
been
Il~~~cie
to
study
in
details
the
effects
of
iron
tools on agricultural
practices.
It
is
in~port;u;t
to
study
the
two-toctmolo~ies
todcLllcr
because,
althou~h
primordial
agricul
turul
practices
existed
without
the
use
of
any
irou
i,mplc~,le.uts,
when
iroll worki.ug
eventually
appeared
on
the
scene,
i
t
rcvolu
tiouized
a~ricul-
tural
processes.
Preseutly,
il;
is
rare
for
one
to cdrry oil-l;
adequate
agricultural
prac-t
ice:;
wi
thou-t
any
iron
in~puts
.
