Team members used an electron microscope to analyze pieces of metal, measuring several centimeters ... It is said that ironmaking thrived across the Hittite Empire about 3,400 years ago.

Metal that he forms a rust patina on ... which is a depiction of David after destroying Ammon, having Uriah the Hittite killed and taking his wife, Bathsheba, as his eighth wife.

The Hittites, an ancient Anatolian civilisation (c ... known as gangue—would float to the surface and be removed as tap slag. The ease of extracting metals was to some extent determined by their ...

Archaeologists used an electron microscope to analyze pieces of metal measuring several centimeters across ... Ironmaking is believed to have thrived across the Hittite Empire about 3,400 years ago.

An ancient clay tablet found in central Turkey suggests that a little known rival ethnic group was closely involved in the establishment of the Hittite Empire more than 3,000 years ago ...

In a new study, Northwestern University researchers demonstrated that brewing tea naturally adsorbs heavy metals like lead and cadmium, effectively filtering dangerous contaminants out of drinks.

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Rare earths are a group of 17 elements, including 15 silvery-white metals called lanthanides, or lanthanoids, plus scandium and yttrium. They are used in a wide range of products, including ...

President Trump has been talking recently about recouping $500bn from Ukraine in the form of revenues from mining rare earth metals. This is, on the face of it, slightly odd. Rare earth metals ...

Feb 26 (Reuters) - Rare earth metals are making headlines as demand rises for products from smartphones to wind turbines, and as governments seek secure supply. Here are some basic facts about ...