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A 3,000-Year-Old Workshop May Have Revealed The Origins of The Iron Age : ScienceAlert

A 3,000-Year-Old Workshop May Have Revealed The Origins of The Iron Age : ScienceAlert

The Iron Age was one of the most significant epochs in human history, and researchers may have uncovered the secrets of how we left the Bronze Age behind – via a 3,000-year-old smelting workshop called Kvemo Bolnisi, in southern Georgia. This is a site that’s been pored over before, but anthropological archaeologists Nathaniel Erb-Satullo and Bobbi Klymchuk, from Cranfield University …

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Discovery in Georgia Reveals How Bronze Age Smelters Sparked the Iron Age

Discovery in Georgia Reveals How Bronze Age Smelters Sparked the Iron Age

A groundbreaking study from Georgia’s Kvemo Bolnisi site reveals that Bronze Age metallurgists were experimenting with iron oxides long before iron smelting became a dominant technology. Archaeologists have long debated how and where humanity first mastered the technology of producing iron, the metal that would come to define entire civilizations. A new scientific study, published in the Journal of Archaeological …

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3,000-Year-Old Discovery Reveals Surprising Clues to What May Have Accidentally Sparked the Dawn of the Iron Age

3,000-Year-Old Discovery Reveals Surprising Clues to What May Have Accidentally Sparked the Dawn of the Iron Age

Around 1200 BCE, a remote furnace in the hills of southern Georgia may have unwittingly ignited one of humanity’s most significant technological revolutions, paving the way for the Iron Age.  In a fascinating twist of ancient chemistry, copper-smelting artisans may have stumbled upon a technique that would eventually lead to the intentional extraction of iron from ore, a discovery that …

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The accidental discovery that forged the Iron Age

The accidental discovery that forged the Iron Age

Research from Cranfield University sheds new light onto the transition from the Bronze Age to the Iron Age, showing how experimentation with iron-rich rocks by copper smelters may have sparked the invention of iron. The work reanalyzed metallurgical remains from a site in southern Georgia: a 3000-year-old smelting workshop called Kvemo Bolnisi. During the original analysis in the 1950s, piles …

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Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant abruptly closing all locations

Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant abruptly closing all locations

CBS News Live CBS News Philadelphia Live Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant abruptly closed its remaining locations Thursday, weeks after announcing the closure of three restaurants in the Philadelphia region. No immediate reasoning was offered by the restaurant for the closure. “It has been our pleasure to serve you, and we are deeply grateful for your support, friendship, and loyalty …

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Iron Hill Brewery To Close All Locations Immediately And File For Bankruptcy – Breweries in PA

Iron Hill Brewery To Close All Locations Immediately And File For Bankruptcy  Breweries in PA Iron Hill Brewery has closed all locations  Inquirer.com Iron Hill Closes All Locations In Five States, Lays Off Workers  First State Update Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant closes all locations, including Wilmington & Rehoboth Beach  The News Journal Popular brewpub chain permanently closes, files for bankruptcy  PennLive.com Source link

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What is the link between matcha and iron deficiency – and who is most at risk? | Science, Climate & Tech News

What is the link between matcha and iron deficiency – and who is most at risk? | Science, Climate & Tech News

Social media users posting pictures of themselves in hospital after “drinking too much matcha” have caused concerns about its potential health risks. One, a nurse from Maryland in the US, went viral on TikTok after her video claimed two matcha lattes a week left her with such low iron levels that she was hospitalised with exhaustion. But experts have stressed …

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What Happens to Your Iron Levels When You Drink Too Much Matcha?

What Happens to Your Iron Levels When You Drink Too Much Matcha?

Key Takeaways Matcha is a healthy, delicious drink you can safely enjoy in moderation that can help with energy, stress, and focus. While the tannins in matcha can block the absorption of some iron-rich foods, most people don’t need to worry about it. People who are at more risk of iron deficiency, such as those who are menstruating, are pregnant, …

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