Old Copper Culture: North America's Ancient Metalworkers 🛠️

The Keweenaw Peninsula furnished eastern North America with the highest quality copper for millennia. Find out how archaic peoples took advantage of the copper in their environment and how it shaped their culture.

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Nathanael Fosaaen's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPtpx23uFPZQAHK7Ou_yvlQ

Ancient Egyptians Were Mining Copper from the Great Lakes? Ask an Archaeologist pt. 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBN6HfzCRcU&t=1s&ab_channel=NathanaelFosaaen

Copper Artifact Typology featuring Dr. Don Spohn of Great Lakes Copper Research:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekWRhMS-494&list=PLzV3FsUOR6IYmj1WucrBzHavsuWu9yV7b&index=8&ab_channel=ToddRongstad

Sources and Bibliography: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1z6zn70jdiySNlY_zy74gtoE_vtt33oIdZDdy8MEwyqQ/edit?usp=sharing