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Ancient Georgia Workshop Reveals Copper's Role in Iron Age

9/27/2025

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A 3,000-year-old workshop in Georgia shows copper smelters experimenting with iron-rich rocks, hinting at iron's rise.
Kvemo Bolnisi, once thought an early iron site, was copper smelting with iron oxide added to boost yield.
The finding supports the idea that copper workers helped drive iron metallurgy.
The Iron Age lasted from about 1200 BCE to 600 BCE.

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A 3,000-year-old workshop in Georgia shows copper smelters experimenting with iron-rich rocks, hinting at iron's rise.
Kvemo Bolnisi, once thought an early iron site, was copper smelting with iron oxide added to boost yield.
The finding supports the idea that copper workers helped drive iron metallurgy.
The Iron Age lasted from about 1200 BCE to 600 BCE.