Native American cultures developed metallurgy for tools and weapons.

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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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Papers [5] and [7] provide clear archaeological evidence supporting the claim that pre-Columbian Native American cultures utilized metallurgy for tools and resources, specifically copper and gold in North and South America.

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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

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Benedikt Gräfingholt. 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. https://doi.org/10.46586/dbm.206

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.

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Bebber MR, Buchanan B, Holland-Lulewicz J. Refining the chronology of North America's copper using traditions: A macroscalar approach via Bayesian modeling.. 2022. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0266908

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.

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