No one knows for sure when steel was invented, but some of the earliest examples crop up in the first millennium B.C. in Central and South Asia.

Gu Man, director of the China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, explained that the existence of these needles represent ...

The world’s earliest known steel “acupuncture needles,” dating back roughly 2,000 years, have been unearthed in China. It’s ...

New research revealed that an ancient treasure discovered half a century ago could have components forged from a metal that is not from Earth.

Residents in Southend are demanding to know why the giant tree - the oldest in the area - hadn't been cut down before it fell on Saturday, killing a seven-year-old child ...

As smelting technology improved and iron became cheaper, this metal began to be used in mining wagonways across Europe. By the 1850s, steel, a refined alloy of iron, then took over.

A new study shows that protective resins can react with iron-containing metals, causing damage to precious artifacts. The study also shows a non-invasive fluorescence imaging strategy that can reveals ...

According to researchers at Durham University, the collection suggests the presence of a wealthy class of Iron Age elites who were influenced by trade and cultural exchange with ancient Europe.

AMMAN — After moving its headquarters from Tla Al Ali to Jabel Luweibdeh in March 2022, the Council for British Research in the Levant (CBRL) continued with its transition.The COVID pandemic initiated ...

ARTEFACTS made from extraterrestrial metal have been discovered by archaeologists in two ancient cemeteries in Poland. Four items of jewellery, three bracelets and a pin, containing a form of iron … ...

A dull bracelet and a rusted hollow hemisphere decorated with gold are forged, researchers have found, not out of metal from beneath the ground, but with iron from meteorites that fell from the sky.

A British man who found a massive cache of ancient Roman gold and silver coins while hunting with a metal detector has a lot more modern currency in his pocket after the treasure was auctioned off ...