Around 5,000 years ago, people in what is now Iran began turning dull stone into shining metal. By heating copper ore until ...
Ten millennia after shaping early civilisations, copper has re-emerged as a cornerstone of global growth. Prices have hit record highs above $13,000 a tonne after a sharp rally—up 61% on India’s MCX ...
Buried deep in the south Georgia rolling hills, a tiny archaeological site has been rewriting history. Uncovered in the late 1950s, the Kvemo Bolnisi workshop was considered to be one of the ...
The coveted metal copper and a sheltered location turned the Cypriot village of Hala Sultan Tekke into one of the most important trade hubs of the Late Bronze Age. This has been shown by excavations ...