Tin was the critical mineral of the ancient world. It was essential to alloy with copper to make bronze, which for many ...

A new study published in the journal Antiquity unveiled that large amounts of Bronze Age tin may have originated from ...

New study shows Mycenaeans acquired Cornish tin through a vast trade network, reshaping views on Bronze Age Britain's global ...

Humans began creating alloys about 5,000 years ago by combining copper and tin to produce bronze. Since then, alloy design ...

The first smiths worked with copper and gold. Only when tin came to be added routinely to copper to make bronze did metal ...

A pioneering study by Durham University experts has revealed one of archaeology’s oldest mysteries—where early Bronze Age ...

This story appears in the March/April 2017 issue of National Geographic History magazine. “To the King of Egypt, my brother. Thus says the King of Alashiya, your brother: ... Send your messenger ...

An alloy of copper and tin with a similar color to Nordic Standard copper finish. When exposed to the atmosphere, the surface will change gradually to a stable, dark chocolate brown or even black ...

Archaeologists in Dahwa, Oman, found two strange discs that turned out to be a rare 4,000-year-old musical instrument, according to a recently published study.

The researchers proposed that this may indicate a shift in the source of copper (needed to make bronze) for Swahili coins during the 11th and 12th centuries. Lead isotope analysis was conducted on ...