Handful of iron beads offer clues to solve mystery of ancient iron forges
Monday, December 28, 2009 - 13:14
in Paleontology & Archaeology
When archaeologist Ruth Iren Øien noticed a cluster of tiny iron beads in the ground, she knew she was onto something. She did not know, however, that her team had stumbled upon Scandinavia’s oldest and most complex group of iron forges.