Fresh copper from Tell el-Retab. A Polish-Slovak team is researching metallurgy in ancient Egypt

08 06 2026

In Ancient Egypt, metals are usually associated with the gold of the pharaohs and the treasures of royal tombs. Meanwhile, research at Tell el-Retaba reveals what everyday work with copper and bronze was like in a settlement on the eastern fringes of the country. A Polish-Slovak team has discovered traces of small-scale metallurgical production, which shed new light on the technology of the New Kingdom and the Third Intermediate Period.

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