Would like to see archeologists weigh in here. A potentially groundbreaking discovery located in southeastern Nigeria:
More here...For decades the world was made to believe that “Iron Age” started in Southwest Asia in the year 1500BC, but the discover of large slag block in Lejja proves beyond reasonable thought that iron smelting was done here as early as 2005BC (4005 BP, Before Present). With this record is showed that iron smelting a Lejja is 495 year older than that done in Asia, 1405 years older than China’s iron age, and 695 years younger than the Egyptians Pyramid.
Join Dr. Chukwuma Opata of UNN, HRH. Igwe Antony Ochike (Traditional Ruler Of Lejja) and Mr. Bonyface Ugwoke Nwani (The Oldest Man and custodian of the Lejja Parliamentary Square) as they take us trough the history and Legends of this ancient iron smelting kingdom.
