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History of Chemistry

Prehistory

Stone Age (2.5 million years ago-5000 BCE)

What elements are known to the people living in Stone Age?

Probably the native metals, metals that are occurring in nature in their pure state.

Gold and Copper are used as ornaments.

Evidence for pottery.

What are the common Chemical Processes carried out by the people of the Stone Age?

AgeYearPlaceImportant Events
 

Copper Age

What elements are known to the people living in Copper Age?

What are the important events, or places that I should be aware of, wrt to the Copper Age?

AgeYearPlaceImportant Events
9,000 to 7,000 years agoTimna Valley, IsraelCopper Mining
6000BCCatalhoyukCopper Beads Found
5000 BCBelovode, Rudnik Mountain, SerbiaThe world’s oldest securely dated evidence of copper smelting at high temperatures.
Copper Age

Bronze Age

Iron Age

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