Bantu People Invent Copper Metallurgy
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History: The Ancient World, Prehistory-476
- Categories: Technology, Inventions
- Subcategories: African Americans, Blacks, Business, Trade, Commerce
- Curriculum: African History, Ancient History
- Geographical Location: Zambia
- Date: 300-400
Article abstract: The independent invention of copper metallurgy took place among the Bantu people of the Copper Belt of Zambia, in the far southern Congo.
Summary of Event
The independent invention of copper metallurgy took place among Bantu people in the Lualaba-Upemba region around the fourth century c.e. and had a far-reaching long-term impact on their economic and political institution building. The development of copper mining and smithing appeared in central Africa (present-day Zambia and southern Congo) in the pre-Kisalian (Kamilambian) era. The...
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