Export of iron from SE Asia

rahman · 27th April 2005, 09:59 AM

Wullungga? There's a place called Wollongong in Australia, and it's an Aboroginal name - long before the coming of the British.

One possibility is that there is not enough iron in SEAsia to export. Even when making keris in the old days, people have to use the iron 'pebbles' along the beaches. I guess the scarcity of iron makes the keris more precious, and partly explains the reverence for it.

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27th April 2005, 09:59 AM	#22
rahman Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Singapore Posts: 84	Wullungga? There's a place called Wollongong in Australia, and it's an Aboroginal name - long before the coming of the British. One possibility is that there is not enough iron in SEAsia to export. Even when making keris in the old days, people have to use the iron 'pebbles' along the beaches. I guess the scarcity of iron makes the keris more precious, and partly explains the reverence for it.