2 April 2026
2,400-Year-Old Iron Workshop in Senegal Reveals a Long-Lived African Metallurgical Tradition
In the dry, lateritic landscapes of eastern Senegal, archaeologists have uncovered something far more revealing than…
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iron metallurgy
31 March 2026
2,600-Year-Old Middle Eastern Shipwreck Reveals Raw Iron Trade That Could Rewrite Ancient Warfare
A seemingly unremarkable shipwreck off the Carmel coast has turned into one of the most consequential…
22 September 2023
Analyses of a 2,900-year-old iron chisel from Portugal revealed surprisingly high-quality steel
Steel tools were believed to have only become widespread in Europe during the Roman Empire, but…