Band patterns of wootz steel (left) and Damascus steel (right). Credit: Rahil Alipour Ata Abadi / Wikimedia Commons This was not unique in history, of course. In antiquity, Noric steel was also highly ...

Wootz steel would remain the primary form of steel production for a long time, even serving as a primary component of Damascus steel, which dates back to the 11th Century.

Archaeologists in Poland uncovered 26 iron objects made from a single meteorite. The artifacts, discovered during excavations ...

Before Indian wootz and Damascus steel: Meteorite iron shaped Iron Age patterns in Poland Archaeologists in Poland uncovered 26 iron objects made from a single meteorite. Ancient Polish Graves ...

The nearly 700-year-old ceremonial sword, which is likely to be returned to Hyderabad by the British government after 115 years, may have been a product of a local wootz or crucible steel industry ...

Roman armies were soon wielding wootz steel swords to terrify and subdue the wild, hairy tribes of ancient Europe. Twenty-four centuries later, automakers are relying on electric arc furnaces, ...

Roman armies were soon wielding wootz steel swords to terrify and subdue their rival tribes of ancient Europe. Twenty-four centuries later, automakers are relying on electric arc furnaces, ...