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# Ironworking
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/africas-great-civilizations/extras/africas-great-civilizations-central-african-republic-africas-great-civilizations/
- Published: 2026-01-16T20:05:19.000Z
- Updated: 2026-04-03T15:30:37.000Z
- Description: Did you know that the invention of ironworking has its roots in Africa?
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: Africa's Great Civilizations, #ZZZ_Show_5cf2e9f1-937c-4732-9df7-3909fd8e98ab, #v1.7, #ZZZ_Extra_535b24c8-8742-437b-bc8f-4d3fce2e0779, #extra

In the lush forests of modern-day Central African Republic, sometime between 1800 and 1500 BC, craftsmen are believed to have discovered iron. New evidence indicates that ironworking began in the heart of Africa. Learn more in Africa's Great Civilizations with Henry Louis Gates, Jr., premiering at 9/8c February 27 on PBS.