Ancient Innovation: High-Quality Steel in Archaic Greece? Can you imagine that ultra-high carbon steel was already used over 2,500 years ago? Ümit Güder and his colleagues analysed #iron objects from the Sanctuary of Apollo in Didyma and revealed that precision tools and semi-formed objects were crafted from medium to ultra-high carbon #steel, some of exceptional purity and homogeneity. How did ancient artisans achieve such high-quality steel over 2,500 years ago? What motivated this metallurgical advancement? Check out this #openaccess paper that explores the production, function, and significance of these objects in Archaic Greece: https://lnkd.in/e4SamHe4 #Archaeometallurgy #AncientTechnology #MaterialsScience #History
Truly fascinating! 👍
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3wCongrats on this wonderful article Ümit Güder: only a few science wanderers like you, peeking through time and multiple science disciplines, can accomplish someting like that ! We can again learn with awe how deeply #metallurgy has shaped ages and #civilizations. Chapeau!