In a recent study, Dr. Linda Boutoille uncovered the first evidence of lost-wax casting of silver objects in Bronze Age Iberia and, to date, Western Europe. Published in the Oxford Journal of ...

I’ve always thought that there are three things you can do with metal: cut it, bend it, and join it. Sure, I knew you could melt it, but that was always something that happened in big foundries- you ...

Found: The 'Lost-Wax' Process Once Employed Chiefly for Accurate Manufacture of Small Metal Jewelry and Denial Paris. The "Lost-Wax" Casting Process Has Been Modernized and Adapted to War Production.

SINGAPORE - When Singaporean Johnne Lee encountered artisans in Thailand practising the art of lost wax casting five years ago, he was immediately drawn to it. Lost wax casting is a method of creating ...

A new photoluminescence technique has helped archaeologists uncover the secrets of a 6,000-year-old amulet found in Pakistan three decades ago. The object is thought to be the earliest created with ...

Edited film: shows the production of small figures using the lost-wax method. Wax models are shaped and covered with damp clay. After the clay has dried the models are fired, which melts the wax away.