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Detailed explanation-1: -The development of iron smelting was once attributed to the Hittites of Anatolia during the Late Bronze Age.

Detailed explanation-2: -Although their society thrived during the Bronze Age, starting around 3000 BCE, the Hittites were pioneers of the Iron Age. Quite the trend-setters, they began manufacturing iron artifacts around 1400 BCE.

Detailed explanation-3: -Iron probably was not the mythical secret weapon which explained Hittite military success. However, they did develop a smelting process capable of producing iron tools, weapons, and ornamental objects.