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Ancient Native Americans were among the world’s first coppersmiths (sciencemag.org)
1 point by YeGoblynQueenne on March 21, 2021 | hide | past | favorite | 1 comment


Summary: There are copper spears from 8500 ago, way before the Copper Age. Copper ore was easy to access but was too pure to make durable weapons. Stone weapons were just as effective and durable as the pure copper.




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