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ariel · 15th December 2016, 01:22 PM

My guess because wootz was plentiful.
The low efficiency of the process was compensated by the simplicity and low cost of establishing the enterprise in any village with easy access to iron ore.

That's exactly what I was talking about:-)

15th December 2016, 01:22 PM	#12
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	My guess because wootz was plentiful. The low efficiency of the process was compensated by the simplicity and low cost of establishing the enterprise in any village with easy access to iron ore. That's exactly what I was talking about:-)