<P> Iron Age metallurgy Ancient iron production </P> <Tr> <Td> ↓ Ancient history <Dl> <Dd> Mediterranean, Greater Persia, South Asia, China </Dd> </Dl> </Td> </Tr> <Dl> <Dd> Mediterranean, Greater Persia, South Asia, China </Dd> </Dl> <Dd> Mediterranean, Greater Persia, South Asia, China </Dd>

When did the iron age start and end