Question

furnaces seem clustered in several small regions.
furnaces were built for local demand with little or no trade to distant mar
all of the answers are true.
question 20 (0.715 points)
the bloomery method in ancient societies made iron by a process that included the following except which of these?
burning charcoal
burning hardwood
crushing the iron ore
smelting in an earth or clay furnaces

Explanation:

The Bloomery method for making iron in ancient societies involves burning charcoal (to get carbon for reduction), crushing iron ore (to prepare it for smelting), and smelting in earth or clay furnaces. Burning hardwood is not part of the Bloomery iron - making process; charcoal is made from hardwood through pyrolysis, but the direct burning of hardwood isn't a step in the Bloomery method for iron production.

Answer:

B. Burning hardwood