The area was once host to ancient iron-smelting operations centered around a huge hematite deposit, Phnom Dek, which in Kmerian means “iron mountain.” The researchers excavated a site called ...

The ingenious minds at Primitive Technology investigate iron smelting efficiency by comparing square and hexagonal furnace ...

A new perspective on the ancient slag-pit bloomery smelting furnace / by K. Bielenin -- The canal-pit and its role in the bloomery process: the example of the Przeworsk culture furnaces in the Polish ...

But most experts believe humans would not learn to reliably extract iron from ore until the end of the second millennium B.C. Smelting iron requires temperatures of roughly 2,200 degrees Fahrenheit.

The iron from this planet used in the smelting was likely traded to this region of Poland, but the iron that came from a meteorite was most likely local, researchers said.

ALICANTE, Spain (WKRC) - New research revealed that an ancient treasure discovered half a century ago could have components forged from a metal that is not from Earth. The Villena Treasure, or ...

These futuristic-seeming weapons were actually used far in the past. Researchers found that a 3,000-year-old arrowhead found in Switzerland was actually comprised of meteorite, proving that alien ...

Using iron meteorite in the ancient world and prehistoric era isn't unprecedented. For example, researchers found an iron arrowhead in Switzerland and determined it was made 3,000 years ago from ...

Its primary objective involves specialized investigation of sponge iron smelting technologies across historical periods. Researchers will focus on analyzing the relationship between ancient ...

Ancient bracelets — made with meteorites — found in Poland cemetery. Take a look By Irene Wright February 20, 2025 11:37 AM ...