Cranfield University: How a 3000-year-old Copper Smelting Site Could Be Key to Understanding the Origins of Iron
September 27, 2025
September 27, 2025
CRANFIELD, England, Sept. 27 (TNSjou) -- Cranfield University issued the following news release:
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How a 3000-year-old copper smelting site could be key to understanding the origins of iron
Research from Cranfield University sheds new light onto the transition from the Bronze Age to the Iron Age, showing how experimentation with iron-rich rocks by copper smelters may have sparked the invention of iron.
The work reanalysed metallurgical rema . . .
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How a 3000-year-old copper smelting site could be key to understanding the origins of iron
Research from Cranfield University sheds new light onto the transition from the Bronze Age to the Iron Age, showing how experimentation with iron-rich rocks by copper smelters may have sparked the invention of iron.
The work reanalysed metallurgical rema . . .