Evidence for ancient metalworking is sparse, and now historians who recreated Bronze Age smelting techniques know why. The clues naturally disappear. The finding explains why, despite the discovery of ...

Sometimes, clues about ancient technology are hidden in the most mundane things. In this case, Tel-Aviv University archaeologist Erez Ben-Yosef and his colleagues went rummaging through heaps of slag, ...

Hidden in the quiet woodland just outside Fernhurst lies one of West Sussex’s most remarkable industrial relics — North Park Furnace, a surviving fragment of the once-thriving Wealden iron industry.

China has a long and brilliant history of metallurgy and casting. Its splendid casting techniques ushered in the resplendent Bronze Age. Perfect workmanship brought about exquisite pieces of art. An ...