RSS SubscribeThe Last Hunter-Gatherers May Have Dabbled In Metallurgy 11,000 Years Ago
By Benjamin Taub – IFL Science
An ugly, misshapen blob of glassified soil could rewrite the story of humanity’s technological heritage, suggesting that we began experimenting with copper smelting while we were still hunter-gatherers. Dated to around 10,800 years ago, the greenish-yellow lump was discovered at a Pre-Pottery Neolithic site in Türkiye and shows signs of deliberate exposure to extremely high temperatures.
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