Native American cultures developed metallurgy for tools and weapons.
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SUPPORTED
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confidence 79/100
Archaeological and metallurgical evidence confirms that pre-Columbian Native American cultures developed and practiced metallurgy, producing various metal objects and utilitarian tools.
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Pre-Columbian Mining and Resource Production between Southern Peru and Northern Chile. An Analysis of the Exchange Processes Concerning Lithic and Metal Resources Used by the Pre-Columbian Cultures in the Andes
2022 · cited by 3
This study confirms the development and consumption of metal resources, including gold and copper, among pre-Columbian cultures in the Andes.
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Refining the chronology of North America's copper using traditions: A macroscalar approach via Bayesian modeling.
2022 · cited by 1
This study documents North America's ancient copper use, demonstrating the extraction and working of native copper for utilitarian tool production during the Archaic Period.