The rise of the Iron Age—and the complete shift in the way the world worked that it caused—was likely an accident. And according to new research, a copper smelting site used roughly 3,000 years ago in ...

Troy excelled in the production of cast iron stoves, bells, ironware, valves, iron & steel products, wire, nails, spikes, horseshoes, bloom & bar, and railroad iron. Troy’s location as the southern ...

This is the moment the series leaves the Bronze Age behind. He explains why iron replaced bronze—iron ore is everywhere while tin trade can collapse—then traces where iron ore deposits came from (the ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Around 1200 BCE, mankind began its shift away from bronze when a ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Copper smelters from 3,000 years ago may have experimented with materials just enough to launch the Iron Age. The Bronze Age gave way to the Iron Age ...