Experiments into ancient copper smelting.

University students are aiming to re-create prehistoric metalworking techniques during live open-air experiments in Jarrow.

The experiments are the first in a series of projects by a group of Newcastle University postgraduate students to better understand how materials such as copper and glass were made thousands of years ago.

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