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Copper smelting in 45 minutes on a cold day

Experimental archaeologist Eddie Daughton takes us through the steps of copper smelting.

The yield is surprisingly high, and the copper ore (along with tools) came from the copper mine at Great Orme.

Keep your eyes peeled for 'Copper smelting in 45 minutes' the movie - coming soon. . .

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The origins of metalworking

Again from Eddie, this is a tour of metalworking through the ages, begining, obviously, with copper, before moving on to a wider view of Bronze Age Britain/Europe and ending on the verge of the discovery or iron.

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