Metal tools 7000 years ago?

Archaeologists have dated a copper awl found at the Tel Tsaf site in Turkey to the late 6th or early 5th century BCE showing that at least 7000 years ago copper was collected and forged into tools. Modern metalsmiths use gas torches, kilns, and the latest safety gear to manipulate metals but thousands of years ago, without any of these things, people were still able to make metal objects.  If you are anything like me, you are wondering how they did this? I am hoping to find out! (Choi 2014)

Image Credit: www.livescience.com/47501-oldest-metal-object-middle-east.html

Choi, Charles Q. 2014. “Oldest Metal Object in Middle East Discovered in Woman’s Grave.” LiveScience August 22, 2014. Accessed November 1, 2023. www.livescience.com/47501-oldest-metal-object-middle-east.html
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