# Peat bogs, the natural archives of mining fallout, reveal ancient Europe's hidden metal networks

- Source: Phys.org
- Published: 2026-10-20T14:20:12+00:00
- Category: Science
- Original: https://phys.org/news/2026-10-peat-bogs-natural-archives-fallout.html
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/peat-bogs-the-natural-archives-of-mining-fallout-reveal-ancient-europe-6e70b9/

For thousands of years, humans shaped their world with stone, wood and bone. Metallurgy, the art and science of working with metals such as copper, bronze and iron, marked a turning point in human history. The mining that fueled metalworking also shaped Europe's and the Mediterranean's economies and politics over centuries.

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