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Peat bogs, the natural archives of mining fallout, reveal ancient Europe's hidden metal networks

For thousands of years, humans shaped their world with stone, wood and bone. Metallurgy, the art and science of working with metals such as copper, bronze and iron, marked a turning point in human history. The mining that fueled metalworking also shaped Europe's and the Mediterranean's eco

Phys.org ScienceOctober 20, 20261 min read
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Peat bogs, the natural archives of mining fallout, reveal ancient Europe's hidden metal networks

For thousands of years, humans shaped their world with stone, wood and bone. Metallurgy, the art and science of working with metals such as copper, bronze and iron, marked a turning point in human history. The mining that fueled metalworking also shaped Europe's and the Mediterranean's economies and politics over centuries.

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