Talk:Cape York meteorite
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Is there any information concerning Inuit reaction to the removal of the Cape York Meteorite? Also, what was the reason for removing them in the first place? --Eraticus 03:42, 1 January 2006 (UTC)
- I wonder this too. Foant 17:46, 8 February 2006 (UTC)
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- it seems that with access to Western manufactured knives and tools the security of the locations of the meterorites became less important, though the sites don't dwell on the cultrul impact of having these traditional sources of metal taken away.Koonan the almost civilised 18:05, 22 July 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Iron
How did the Inuit obtain the iron and work it into tools? Are there coal deposits nearby that could be used to make a forge? PhilUK 21:53, 23 February 2006 (UTC)
- I presume that the metal was cold forged into tools, with whale blubber? and cold hammered into shape, small harpoon heads and hand knives? We need coal and coke to reduce iron ore because iron exists on earth as oxides it has literally rusted with oxygen in the atmosphere. Think of these meterorites as massive ignots of nickel iron from space. The metal and tools produced was inferior to manufactured ones, a reason it seems why their location was surrendered when manufactured knives etc became available.Koonan the almost civilised 18:05, 22 July 2007 (UTC)
