Process of traditional iron smelting in Eastern Zambia and its possible impact on appropriate technology.
By: Tembo, Mwizenge.
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BookPublisher: Lusaka : IAS, 1981Subject(s): Appropriate Technology | Eastern Province -- Zambia. -- Eastern Province -- ZambiaSummary: The paper documents the exact procedure which was involved in the process of iron smelting, how the raw material was found, the social consequences and organisation of iron work, metallurgical constituents of raw materials and slag and speculates about the possible connection of indegenous knowledge about smelting and theoretical notions pertaining to the significance of appropriate technology in Zambia.
IAS Research Papers.
The paper documents the exact procedure which was involved in the process of iron smelting, how the raw material was found, the social consequences and organisation of iron work, metallurgical constituents of raw materials and slag and speculates about the possible connection of indegenous knowledge about smelting and theoretical notions pertaining to the significance of appropriate technology in Zambia.
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