Copper is one of the first metals used by humans. About 5000 BC, from the beginning of the Copper Age or Chalcolithic period, a fundamentalist transition was seen in the metal-crazy Bronze Age from the ancient stone technology of Neolithic. For the millennium, copper was the main engine of the world economy. The most abundant prehistoric metal artifacts, copper alloys provide archaeological with windows in the ancient past. A soft metal is poorly suitable for copper weapons but is ideal for jewelry and ornaments. In it, we have created a story of civilization.
1. Andean Mask
In 2005, the villagers of La Cubada in Argentina Andes discovered an ancient copper mask, which is re-writing the history of metallurgy in pre-Columbian South America. A mass was found in the tomb, the copper mask is between 1414 and 1087 BC. The mask is 18 centimeters (7 in.) High, 15 centimeters (6 in.) Wide, and 1 millimeter thick. The holes provide opening for the mouth, nose, and eyes. Extra holes along the shore can be applied to any person's face. The researchers said, "3,000-year-old masks" push the timeline for producing deliberately copper artifacts in the Andes. Archaeologists believe that the death mask ore came from the Hualfin Valley. Located in the province of Catamarca, located 69 kilometers (43 mi), this valley is currently home to a major copper mine. Looking at the local source, experts estimate that Copper's fault has emerged independently in Argentina and Peruvian Andes.
2. Cocoons Of Copper
In 1997, at the Arctic edge of Siberia, archaeologists discovered a 13th Century Necropolis, where cocooned mummies offered head-to-legs in copper. 34 graves of Zelleni Yar have provided more than a dozen naturally protected mummies. Recently, in 2015, the researchers located the remains and remains of the first known woman of the infant. Both the birch broom and fur were cloaked in the burial cocoon. The child was covered in the remains of a copper kettle, while the adult woman was surrounded by copper plates. There is not much to know about the mysterious culture that creates the Zelleni man. In the remains of all the Necropolis, their feet point to the nearby Gorni Polu river. Many of the men's skulls have been suggested the importance of rituals. In the tenth and eleventh century, Bronze bowl was born in Zelleni yar in Persia. Search shows that it appears that this separate place was actually an intersection of cultures.
3. Ancient Bling
In December 2017, a team of researchers from the UK and Serbia announced that the aesthetics played an important role in the development of copper alloy. The group developed a color chart for alloys made of copper, tin and arsenic to reveal the original glory of these ancient alloys, which have now become worse with age. The components used in prehistoric copper alloys are largely unknown. Copper loses its visual appeal after being buried under the earth. Researchers were inspired by modern jewelery techniques, which employ similar color charts for gold-copper-silver alloys. Researchers believe that the golden color of ancient Balkan bronze was inspired by the demand for gold in this area. Team member Miljana Rajivovjivik said, "Now the possibility of producing this new alloy in the Balkans is very high as gold could be fixed by demanding 'foreign' golden color, or its closest simulation.
4. Catalhoyuk’s Copper
We know less about the origin of copper smell from the initial thought. For decades, archaeologists believe that the Catalyan's Turkish site has honored the world's oldest copper production. Dating 8,500 years ago, Kettlehoyt was considered an original point of copper work. For more than four decades, copper melting subproducts, slug marks, have been found throughout the site. However, it has been found that the Cattlehoya copper may have been accidentally removed. Most slag samples were only "semi-baked". According to Miljana Radivojewic University of Cambridge, this indicates a "non-intentional, accidental copper-firing incident". Moreover, the researchers found that some people were initially considered to be slags, actually the dye was burned. Researchers believe that copper work has developed independently at various points around the world. Companion researcher Thilo Rehar warned, "every piece of black and green material is not necessarily metallurgical slag with excavation."
5. Long-Range Blade Trade
In 2016, archaeologists announced that the ancient bronze tools of Sweden had Mediterranean copper. At the time of 3,600 years ago, these devices disclose far-reaching age business. It seems that Scandinavian traded its valuable amber, which was considered as valuable for copper gold. Isotope analysis showed that metal came from Cyprus, Sicily, Sardinia and Iberian Peninsula. Researchers do not believe that these southern metal sources act as the basis of Scandinavian Metallurgy, but represent a complication from far away sources. Archaeologists believe that they have discovered images of Mediterranean vessels in the Bronze Age Swedish rock art. In Bohuslan, a common rock painting feature appears as ancient ships with Cyprot "oxide" objects. These ships are almost always with images of big bulls. Incidentally, this was a common form of Hittites and Minnons. In fact, many of these large horned animals match closely with the pictures found in southern Turkey.
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