The ancient copper industry in the Sultanate of Oman serves as compelling evidence of an advanced civilisation that evolved into a leading industrial power nearly five thousand years ago. Historical ...

Copper objects discovered in Central Europe present the earliest known standardized currency, hinting at money’s earliest origins. Currency became standardized thousands of years ago, according to a ...

One of the oldest examples of Indigenous mining documented in North America, a series of small Isle Royale copper mines, has been designated an official National Historic Landmark. Archaeological and ...

A new study from Tel Aviv University overturns prevailing scientific beliefs that King Solomon’s Mines not only harmed the health of workers in the ancient copper industry but also pose risks to the ...

EVANSTON, Ill. --- Northwestern University researchers ditched many of their high-tech tools and turned to large stones, fire and some old-fashioned elbow grease to recreate techniques used by Native ...

This story appears in the September 2015 issue of National Geographic magazine. About an hour’s drive along the Gardez highway south of Kabul, beyond the bustling shops, the trucks spewing diesel ...