Tin was the critical mineral of the ancient world. It was essential to alloy with copper to make bronze, which for many ...

Tin was the critical mineral of the ancient world. It was essential to alloy with copper to make bronze, which for many centuries was the preferred ...

Whether people buried their wealth as ritual offerings to the gods or to hide it from greedy leaders, the ancient hoards they left behind are extremely valuable to modern-day scie ...

Greece launches a program to protect the archaeological site of “Archontiki” on the island of Psara in the eastern Aegean.

The first smiths worked with copper and gold. Only when tin came to be added routinely to copper to make bronze did metal ...

Sindooor or vermilion holds lot of importance in Indian society The tradition of application of sindoor in the parting of hair by married Hindu women is considered extremely auspicious and is being ca ...