emcz240m t1_j66wmqn wrote on January 28, 2023 at 3:28 AM Reply to comment by MyNameIsRay in TIL workers dismantling the wrecked MV Primrose off of North Sentinel Island were confronted by the isolated Sentinelese, but defused the situation by giving them bananas and letting them on board to acquire scrap metal. Workers were visited by the Sentinelese 2-3 times a month for 18 months. by CaptainJZH The Inuit had a mini iron age when a iron rich metorite impacted in their region. Similar events for indigenous peoples in remote areas as ships or other salvage has given them resources they otherwise wouldnt have access to. Permalink Parent 7
emcz240m t1_j66wmqn wrote
Reply to comment by MyNameIsRay in TIL workers dismantling the wrecked MV Primrose off of North Sentinel Island were confronted by the isolated Sentinelese, but defused the situation by giving them bananas and letting them on board to acquire scrap metal. Workers were visited by the Sentinelese 2-3 times a month for 18 months. by CaptainJZH
The Inuit had a mini iron age when a iron rich metorite impacted in their region. Similar events for indigenous peoples in remote areas as ships or other salvage has given them resources they otherwise wouldnt have access to.