Copper Age Catalyst: Tools, Trade, and the Birth of Complex Societies

Uncover how copper, more than a quick Stone-to-Bronze stopgap, drove innovations in metallurgy, long-distance exchange, and social organization. From cold-working to smelting, from Etsy the Iceman to early currency and pigments, this episode reveals how copper shaped economies, health risks, and the rise of early states across Europe and the Near East.

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