One of the biggest puzzles that has bothered me for the longest time is that why do we suddenly see kingdoms in Yemen and Ethiopia emerge at the same time almost simultaneously after 1000 b.c ? The solution to this puzzle was actually iron
Both Yemen and Ethiopia are highland regions which are suitable for agriculture. But for this agriculture to take place you have to clear the land . Before the invention of iron around 1200-1100 b.c. it was impossible to clear the dense forests covering the Highlands of Yemen and Ethiopia . Which meant agriculture could not take place and since you can't raise livestock in forests. The people in the Highlands could only live a hunter gatherer lifestyle
considering the aridity of Yemen even in the Highlands that means there was probably at most only a few thousand people in Yemen before 1000 b.c
@Shimbiris @NidarNidar @The alchemist @Idilinaa @Emir of Zayla
Both Yemen and Ethiopia are highland regions which are suitable for agriculture. But for this agriculture to take place you have to clear the land . Before the invention of iron around 1200-1100 b.c. it was impossible to clear the dense forests covering the Highlands of Yemen and Ethiopia . Which meant agriculture could not take place and since you can't raise livestock in forests. The people in the Highlands could only live a hunter gatherer lifestyle
considering the aridity of Yemen even in the Highlands that means there was probably at most only a few thousand people in Yemen before 1000 b.c
@Shimbiris @NidarNidar @The alchemist @Idilinaa @Emir of Zayla
