a very old iron workshop found in Turkey

Damn it to hell. You don't declare "oldest" anything without throwing out a number, even if it's pulled out of your ass. Bronze Age is kinda sketchy. I want a number estimate. Anyway, the "oldest iron workshop found" in Turkey:

ÇORUM - Anatolia News Agency

The world's oldest iron workshop has been uncovered during excavations in the central Black Sea province of Çorum and archaeologists hope the find will draw tourists to the region, the dig's leader said yesterday.

The workshop, dating back to the Bronze Age, was found in Alacahöyük, Ankara University Archaeologist Aykut Çınaroğlu, told the Anatolia news agency.

�Besides the iron workshop, some ceramic and stone pieces, as well as ornaments, were also among the findings, which reveal evidence regarding the daily lives of the Hittites,� he said, adding around 100 pieces were unearthed as part of the excavations.

In previous years, archaeologists have found a dagger with a golden handle in a prince and princess' graves at the same site, Çınaroğlu said.

The findings were handed over to the Çorum Museum, he said, adding archaeologists have restored some of the findings and displayed them for public viewing in an old museum building, located on the excavation site.

The Culture and Tourism Ministry is also planning to use king graves found in the region for tourism, a plan they call the "Alacahöyük King Graves Revival Project."

All infrastructure work for the project has been completed and awaits the ministry's approval.

�If the fund is allocated for the project, we can kick off the implementation of the project with the opening of the next excavation season. Our aim is to promote Alacahöyük, an important center for the Hittite and Hatti civilizations of (the) Bronze Age period, for culture tourism,� Çınaroğlu said.

The project is the first of its kind in Turkey and the first to display six Hatti graves in a glass bell, together with skeletons and grave gifts.