c. 6,500 BCE
Technology
Balkans and Anatolia
Copper smelting
Ore reduced to metal in furnaces at Belovode and Catalhoyuk.
Why it mattered
The first extraction of a metal from rock, opening metallurgy.
Stone Age
6,500 BCE
2 recorded milestones at this point in the record.
c. 6,500 BCE
Agriculture
Central Europe
Cheese making
Perforated ceramic strainers in Poland carry milk fat residues from separating curds and whey.
Why it mattered
Turned perishable milk into a storable, low-lactose food.
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