Then again maybe Jack is right
Since "God hath made all men of one blood", all people groups likely have a shared creative/artistic nature, which will manifest itself with shared images and patterns within a unique cultural context. The swastika is widely used in Eastern religions: Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism, AND by the Navajo Nation.
Sure is fun to think about though!
BTW: as Doug said, western Europe was in the middle of the 'Dark Ages' when the Indo Persians figured out how to make steel. And the Philistines gave iron to the Hebrew people about 1000 BC.

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