MIT researchers use CT scans to unravel mysteries of early metal production
November 18, 2025
November 18, 2025
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Nov. 18 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news:
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MIT researchers use CT scans to unravel mysteries of early metal production
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Around 5,000 years ago, people living in what is now Iran began extracting copper from rock by processing ore, an activity known as smelting. This monumental shift gave them a powerful new technology and may have marked the birth of metallurgy. Soon after, p . . .
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MIT researchers use CT scans to unravel mysteries of early metal production
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Around 5,000 years ago, people living in what is now Iran began extracting copper from rock by processing ore, an activity known as smelting. This monumental shift gave them a powerful new technology and may have marked the birth of metallurgy. Soon after, p . . .