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Metallurgy

Podcast: The Mirror Lab

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.

The Podcast Team September 14, 2021

Good Thunder, Minnesota

Arnie Lillo

This metal shop's yard is filled with cutout art including an Eiffel Tower replica and Noah's Arch.

How a Blacksmith in Jordan Created His Own Sign Language

Montreal, Québec

Twilight Sculpture Garden

A patch of contaminated land reclaimed as a scrappy sculptural oasis.

Salihli, Turkey

Sardis

These ruins once made up the capital of Lydia, which minted the oldest coins in the world.

Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg

Belval Blast Furnaces

Two standing giants remain as a tribute to Luxembourg's metallurgical past.

Wortley, England

Wortley Top Forge

This industrial museum is based on one of the oldest standing iron forges in the U.K.

Mitsero, Cyprus

Abandoned Mitsero Mines

Rusted structures stand like ghosts of Cyprus' 6,000-year-old copper industry.

Swisttal, Germany

Iron Man

This mysterious pig iron pillar does not rust, despite being weathered by the elements for centuries.

Found: A Rare, 1,000-Year-Old Copper Arrowhead

It is one of the earliest examples of copper metallurgy ever found in Yukon.

Vittoria Traverso January 22, 2018

Before the Iron Age, Most Iron Came From Space

New research is showing just how coveted meteoritic iron was in the Bronze Age.

Vittoria Traverso December 22, 2017