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Monday, March 3, 2008

Who cast the first metal axe head?


Who cast the first metal axe head?

Casting is a way of making objects by letting molten metal solidify in a mould. The first known castings are axe heads made of copper from the Balkan region of South East Europe. They were made between BC 4000 and BC 3000. Later copper was replaced by bronze, which is easier to cast and is much harder