A 3K-year-old copper smelting site could be key to understanding origins of iron
September 26, 2025 The GIST A 3000-year-old copper smelting site could be key to understanding the origins of iron by Cranfield University edited by Robert Egan Robert Egan associate editor Meet our editorial team Behind our editorial process Editors’ notes This article has been reviewed according to Science X’s editorial process and policies. Editors have highlighted the following attributes while ensuring the content’s credibility: fact-checked peer-reviewed publication trusted source proofread Copper smelters at the site used copper ores that lacked iron. Adding the iron oxide hematite to the furnace helped the copper metal to separate more easily from the impurities in the ore. Credit: Dr. Nathaniel…
