True bronze is a combination of 10% tin and 90% copper. Both materials were readily available in Britain at this time. Before its entry into Britain, the Bronze Age was in full swing in Europe.The ...

Gold may be enjoying a record run this year, but the precious metal’s stodgier industrial metal cousin copper is shining, too. That rally may fade, though. Copper prices have taken off ...

NARRATOR:The mines are where Bronze Age people dig for copper and tin to make metal. NARRATOR:The rocks containing the metal ore are often found in very narrow passageways, so that only small ...