How Copper Smelters Accidentally Sparked the Birth of the Iron Age Copper smelters once used iron oxide to refine copper, unintentionally advancing the path toward iron metallurgy. Research conducted at Cranfield University provides new insight into the shift from the...

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Researchers at Cranfield University have uncovered a 3,000-year-old copper smelting site which may illuminate the pivotal shift from the Bronze Age to the Iron Age, revealing the innovative use of iron-rich rocks. 🌍🧪 Link: https://tinyurl.com/2cjlmcs5 #Archaeology #IronAge #CopperSmelting

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