Ancient Mazovia was a major centre of iron production in Pre-Roman Europe

Ancient Mazovia was a major centre of iron production in Pre-Roman Europe

A new study by archaeologists from the University of Warsaw has found that western Mazovia was a major centre of large-scale metallurgy and iron production as early as the 4th century BC. The findings build on earlier discoveries from the 1960s, when archaeologists identified around 240 sites linked to iron production in what is now known as the Masovian Metallurgical Centre. Today, this area is regarded as one of the largest metallurgical compl…