The art of forging Damasked Steel was invented in the Middle Ages in the Levant. Damascus became a centre for the blade smiths art till it declined

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The art of forging Damasked Steel was invented in the Middle Ages in the Levant. Damascus became a centre for the blade smiths art till the craft declined in the 1700's.

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Location: Scarborough, UK
Photo credit: © Nick Greaves / Alamy / Afripics
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