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Ancient Native Americans were among the world’s first coppersmiths – Science Magazine
New dates show people worked pure ore nearly 10,000 years ago around the Great Lakes
A group led by archaeologist Michelle Bebber of Kent State University, Kent, made these replicas of copper arrowheads and knives crafted by people of North Americas Old Copper Culture.
Michelle Bebber/Kent State University Experimental Archaeology Lab
By David MalakoffMar. 19, 2021 , 2:00 PM
About 8500 years ago, hunter-gatherers living beside Eagle Lake in Wisconsin hammered out a conical, 10-centimeter-long projectile point made of pure copper. The finely crafted point, used to hunt big game,…
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