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To: SunkenCiv

History I have never researched, especially after working in the metal-working industry for over 43 years (and my father before me) and I have never asked this question-“ When and how did humans EVER get the idea to mine ores for metals?”


6 posted on 02/21/2023 5:00:36 PM PST by telescope115 (My feet are on the ground, and my head is in the stars.)
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To: telescope115

Not to speak about refining and alloying....


9 posted on 02/21/2023 5:16:10 PM PST by Paladin2
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To: telescope115
That's a good question! The availability of copper in an already usable form probably explains how copper came into use in the transition from Neolithic to Chalcolithic to Bronze Age. The manufacture of bronze is complicated though, and just for laughs I'd attribute that development to an unknown ancient craftman who was on the autistic spectrum.

21 posted on 02/22/2023 9:56:27 AM PST by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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