How did medieval Eurasian steppe nomads —Mongols, Xiongnu, Scythians, Huns, Magyars, Turks and more— produce metal weapons and armour? Could they? What did these furnaces look like? How did they supply them? In this first part in a 3part series, we give an overview on this matter and answer as many of these questions as we can.

Part 2: The Xiongnu to the Türks    • Nomad Blacksmithing 2: Xiongnu to the...  
Part 3: The Khitans and Mongol Empire:    • Nomad Blacksmithing 3:  Khitans and M...  

01:44 Organization of Steppe Societies
03:40 Cities of the Steppe
07:15 Earliest Evidence for Steppe Metallurgy
09:34 Extraction and Production
12:26 Fuel, Charcoal and Estimates


Sources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1l...

Bret Deveraux's blog and a useful intro to medieval metalworking: https://acoup.blog/2020/09/18/collect...

MET piece on the Scythian metal working: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/metpubl...

Growing up in the Golden Horde:    • How a Mongol Prince lived in the Gold...  
Mongol Tribes: Did they Exist?    • The Mongol Tribes: Did they Exist?  

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0:00 Introduction
1:44 ORGANIZATION OF STEPPE SOCIETIES
7:14 The Earliest Evidence for Steppe Metallurgy
12:26 FUEL, CHARCOAL, AND ESTIMATES