An ancient treasure in Spain contains meteoritic iron, proving early civilizations worked with celestial metals centuries ...

Without the invention of this process, called smelting, Bronze Age peoples couldn’t use the iron they found. But they could ...

Recent archaeological studies suggest that by 4000 B.C., communities in what is now Thailand had emerged as centers of early bronze metallurgy. This development, along with the cultivation of wet ...

Lead isotope analysis has emerged as a crucial tool in understanding the metallurgy of the Bronze Age, particularly in ancient China. This technique allows researchers to trace the origins of ...

Ancient metallurgy refers to the techniques and processes ... This suggests a long-distance trade network during the Later Bronze Age, highlighting the interconnectedness of ancient European ...

Among the unearthed findings is a tin-bronze knife, one of the oldest bronze ... played a key role in the development of early Eurasian metallurgy. In addition to the knife, the excavation also ...