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13 Chapter One: History

things, including fish hooks, harpoons, and weapons. The Adena people, who lived in present-day Ohio, were making copper bracelets by 1100 BCE. Native American tribes in the American Southwest also mined copper.

The Europeans For thousands of years in North America, Native Americans had this wonderful metal all to themselves. That was until the Europeans arrived in the 1500s. Looking chiefly

Copper and brass have long been favorite metals for cooking pots and kettles because they transfer heat effectively.