stackyFACTSEarly civilizations didn't abandon bronze for iron because iron was stronger; raw iron is actually vastly softer and rusts terribly. Iron simply became the dominant tool metal because the tin needed to make superior bronze was incredibly rare, forcing societies to adopt a far more abundant but inferior metal.
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