An ugly, misshapen blob of glassified soil could rewrite the story of humanity’s technological heritage, suggesting that we ...

An analysis suggests the copper was exposed to temperatures exceeding 1,000 degrees celsius, indicating a much more advanced ...

Mes Aynak’s landscape is completely deforested today, and it’s possible that ancient copper smelting played a role in the area’s denuding—which in turn may have ended copper production.

Thus far, the earliest evidence of smelting comes from the Anatolian ... To read about Cypriot merchants who controlled the lucrative ancient copper trade, go to "In the Time of the Copper Kings." ...

Bronze Age cymbals discovered in Oman show music's role in connecting ancient civilizations, shifting focus from trade to ...

Swansea was the world centre of copper smelting during the Industrial Revolution. Stephen Hughes, the Royal Commission's Head of Survey and Investigation, visits a major rescue excavation by ...