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February 20, 2019

Making Iron the Way Ancient Israelites Did

Scientists attempt to solve an archaeological mystery.

Around the beginning of the first millennium BCE, iron replaced copper as the main material for producing tools and weapons in ancient Israel. While archaeologists have found ample evidence about where ancient Canaanite and Israelite copper came from and how it was smelted, they know much less about iron. A group of scientists are now trying a novel way to solve the mystery, writes Nir Hasson. (Free registration may be required.)

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