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

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 ...

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 discovery of an early copper smelting hub dating back to the Xia and Shang dynasties (c.2070BC-1046BC) at the Xiwubi site was announced by t Monday. Researchers have identified the charcoal and ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

In sub-Saharan Africa, the Iron Age began sometime between 1000 and 550 BCE, and it began with the Nok people, a culture that sculpted elaborate terracotta figurines, farmed millet, and developed ...

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 ...

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.

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.

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