Question

describe briefly the production of wootz steel as described by Francis buchanan

Answer 1

Distinguished as native Americans.

Answer 2

Franchis buchanan in 1807 observed the manufacture of steel in south India by a crucible process at several locales including Mysore, Malabar and Golconda.

By the late 1600's shipments running into tens of thousands of wootz ingots were traded from the coromendal coast to Persia.

This indicates that the production of Wootz steel was almost on an industrial scale in what was still an activity predating the Industrial revolution in Europe.