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'Rusty treasure' find revealed as Europe's largest assemblage of prehistoric iron bars

Analysis of a "rusty treasure" excavated during industrial gravel extraction at Deinham, Austria, reveals it is the largest mass find of prehistoric iron bars in Europe, pointing to iron production and trade during the Iron Age on an unprecedented scale.

'Rusty treasure' find revealed as Europe's largest assemblage of prehistoric iron bars
Image: Phys.org
Analysis of a "rusty treasure" excavated during industrial gravel extraction at Deinham, Austria, reveals it is the largest mass find of prehistoric iron bars in Europe, pointing to iron production and trade during the Iron Age on an unprecedented scale.

Originally published at Phys.org

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