First evidence of lost-wax casting for silver in Bronze Age Western Europe uncovered
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In a recent study, Dr. Linda Boutoille uncovered the first evidence of lost-wax casting of silver objects in Bronze Age Iberia and, to date, Western Europe. Published in the Oxford Journal of Archaeology, the study examines an unusual silver bangle excavated in 1884 from the El Argar culture (2200 to 1550 BC).