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Vol 1 Ep 18 - The origin of metallurgy

History of the World podcast

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Lost Wax Casting

Lost wax casting became the main way to create metal objects right up until the modern age. It has appeared that this type of metal working was being used as long ago as three thousand, 500 b c e. We have found axes, ades and a range of tools for hunting both land and sea animals,. Some of these tools could date back as early as four thousand b c. E.

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