Remnants of an iron working furnace at Sumbu village, Lake Tanganyika

This is one of several iron smelting sites in and around the village of Sumbu. Clay furrows led from the fire into molds for the molten iron to settle in.

• 1985

• Cancel, Robert

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• Lake Tanganyika, Northern Province, Zambia
• Sumbu National Park, Northern Province, Zambia
• Zambia

• Photography

• Fragments
• Industry (economic concept)
• Ironworks
• Manufacturing
• Smelters (metalworking plants)
• Smelting
• Tabwa culture
• Zambian culture

• image

• No linguistic content; Not applicable

Shared Shelf: 199421

• Cancel, Robert

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2021-09-30