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Bronze Age Britons fashioned copper-mining tools out of old bones
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Bronze Age Britons fashioned copper-mining tools out of old bones

New Scientist · May 6, 2026, 6:00 PM

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An analysis of 150 artefacts from a site in Wales shows that the ancient practice of making tools out of bone persisted even after the advent of metal-working

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