How Kvemo Bolnisi, a 3000-year-old copper smelting site in southern Georgia, could be key to understanding the origins of iron
A complete plano-convex ingot from the Iron Age has been found in Sweden, for the first time, at the village of Särdal; the study has been published in the Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports
Figurines from Sardinia’s Nuragic civilization reveal extensive ancient Mediterranean metal trading networks during the Bronze Age
The ancient copper industry in King Solomon’s mines, located in the Timna Valley, did not pollute the environment
Rare 4,000-Year-Old Copper Dagger discovered at the Tina Jama cave, located in the Sgonico municipality of the Trieste Karst
Shipboard cannon found off Marstrand on the Swedish coast may be the oldest in Europe; the study has been published in The Mariner’s Mirror
An archaeological expedition from the University of Gothenburg recently discovered tombs outside the Bronze Age trading metropolis Hala Sultan Tekke in Cyprus
A team from Goethe University Frankfurt was searching for charcoal and found 4,300-year-old copper ingots, during a routine excavation in Oman
The geochemistry of copper artefacts reveals changes in distribution networks across prehistoric Europe, according to a study published in PLoS ONE
Chemical and isotopic analysis of copper artifacts from southern Africa reveals new cultural connections among people living in the region