c. 8,500 BCE
Technology
Anatolia
Copper cold-working at Cayonu
Anatolian villagers hammered native copper into beads and awls without smelting.
Why it mattered
The first working of metal, opening the road out of stone.
Stone Age
8,500 BCE
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