I remember reading earlier how sub-Saharan Africa did not have a bronze age but jumped from the stone age to the iron age directly, and I was wondering if the same could happen in the Americas. What if iron was developed early on in the history of Mesoamerican civilisation, let's say that the Olmec discover it, how would this affect the course of history in Mexico and Central America? One thing is I imagine there would be a lot of early deforestation in order to provide charcoal. How long would it take to for iron tools and weapon to spread throughout the Americas? Lastly, what is the plausibility of this whole scenario?