This volume contains 42 contributions of the conference Archaeometallurgy in Europe III 2011 in Bochum. These contributions provide most interesting new results of early metal production and processing in the Old World. The volume is divided in four different chapters: Early mining and metallurgical innovation stages in Europe (7 contributions), Regional studies in Europe and beyond (17 contributions), Reconstructing ancient technologies (16 contributions) and New approaches, new technologies in archaeometallurgy (2 contributions). Five key note lectures from M. Pearce, T. Stöllner, R. Krause, D. Killick and B. Ottaway are giving a comprehensive overview on these topics.