Metallurgy In The Ancient World

Metallurgy, a process by which ancient civilizations expanded and grew. From art to war, from infrastructure to trade. Specific kinds of metals and their products were part of the driving force that shaped the ancient world. Metallurgy in the ancient world includes the process of hybridizing metals and creating alloys which in turn allowed their culture to further develop through the bronze age. Through metallurgy the ancient world was shaped and became what we know it as today.
During the late bronze age, metallurgy shifted from a form of art and trade to a need for weapons. During a time of war, people will salvage any material that they can try and give themselves an advantage an example being melted down or repurposing anything that

Such ideas would include art, architecture, items for daily use, and even new methods of mining. “New methods of mining were beginning to be introduced in shaft mining.” With the introduction of shaft mining people of the ancient world are now able to access the deeper parts of the mine and are able to acquire new different types of materials and are able to collect larger quantities of copper, tin, silver, and gold. Making it so that there is more material overall, which therefore allows society in the ancient world to progress at a higher rate because there would now be less of a reliance on imported

“According to Localizationist theory, crucible metallurgy appears as a spontaneous expansion of the melting of native copper but does not result in substantial cultural change.” Through localizationist theory none of the changes in culture would have happened without trading. For example, through trade and interaction between Egypt and Greece even the gods were mixed together and changed. The Greek god Zeus and the Egyptian god Amun combined during the Hellenistic period and created Zeus Ammon. Later, someone told Alexander the Great that he was a descendent of Zeus Ammon, which he wholeheartedly accepted and even produced coins on the