“Timna and Faynan are ideal sites for this type of research because they have not been disturbed by modern mining, as ...

An ancient Greek shipwreck off the coast of Sicily has yielded ingots of orichalcum, the mythical "Atlantis metal," offering ...

A fifth-century Greek shipwreck that contains orichalcum is to be recovered from the seabed off Sicily, Italian authorities announced.

The environmental pollution generated by ancient copper production was far less severe than previously thought.

The findings match those previously recorded from the Wadi Faynan region of Jordan. In that study—led from the Hebrew ...

The research team conducted geochemical studies at copper mining sites in the Timna Valley in the Arava Desert.

Soil samples from Timna show that previous studies have exaggerated the environmental impact of the mining industry in ...

A new study from Tel Aviv University overturns prevailing scientific beliefs that King Solomon's Mines not only harmed the ...

You’ll be walking on their ancient footpaths or past the ruins of their ... the earliest example known on Crete. (Copper ...

Explore the fascinating process of metal smelting and forging, where raw materials are transformed into durable and functional products. Discover how metal is melted, purified, and shaped through ...

assess whether network topological features of oral microbial communities differ under heavy metal and smoking exposure. Long-term smelting and mining of non-ferrous metals in the last century have ...