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When Was Copper Discovered?
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Copper was known to some of the oldest civilizations on record, and has a history of use that is at least 10,000 years old. No one knows exactly when copper was first discovered, but earliest estimates place this event around 9000 BC in the Middle East.
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We don't know exactly who discovered copper, but we do know that it's been in use for at least ten thousand years. That's when the first recorded history of copper was written. You can find more information here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copper#History
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Nobody knows the exact date that copper was discovered. Evidence shows that it has been used for 11,000 years. People have been extracting copper from ores for 7,000 years. You can
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Copper was discovered sometime during 9000 BC in the Middle East. No records are found to document as to who first discovered it. Tools that was used to dig for copper have been found
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Copper has been a known substance since ancient times. People have been using copper for at least 11,000 years and have been extracting it from various ores for at least 7,000 years
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Copper was first discovered by early humans mining in Eastern Europe and Southwestern Asia. The early civilizations of Anatolia (modern Turkey) were some of the first to smelt copper
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