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Yes, The cultural achievement for which the Hittites are best known is the development of iron technology. Iron is a metal that is extracted from ore. The Anatolia region is rich in iron ore. The Hittites used this natural resource to make tools and weapons. Iron was superior to the bronze that was used by other cultures because it was much stronger and more durable.
Wrought iron is not as strong as hardened bronze. If you work the iron ore into steel, then it would be harder and stronger than bronze.
to extract , as in heating ore to remove iron
Having learned iron ore smelting from the Assyrians, the Kushites made iron weapons and tools. Kush then provided iron products, ivory, gold, ebony, and slaves from central and eastern africa to the roman empire, arabia, and india. In return the Kushites received luxury goods from india and arabia.