Ancient Metallurgy
The first people to record the art of metallurgy were the Sumerians. Their cuneiform records detail tha iron used in “The Great Wars” of Earth. They were masters of metallurgy and recorded this activity over 9,500 years ago. How could a “natural evolution” of the discovery and use of metals occur without introduced intelligence? The Americas’ cultures also developed advanced metallurgy techniques for alloys, plating and casting. Their most durable alloys were copper-nickel bronze and iron from an iron-nickel-cobalt alloy. The Sumerians used copper-tin alloy bronze which was less durable but readily available. The Sumerians and Egyptians produced iron which was iron-nickel-cobalt alloy, which resisted corrosion for thousands of years.
In 1963 the Encyclopedia Britannica clearly stated that the previous theories concerning the chronology of the discovery and use of metals were incorrect. There were no specific time frames for each discovery and use of different metals. The perception that iron was not in use during the “Bronze Age” is a distortion of history. The labeling of specific times in Man’s history as Stone Age, New Stone Age, Bronze Age and Iron Age has caused irreparable damage to anyone searching for true history. These terms only apply to a specific culture, in a specific location, at a specific time.
Some historians, archaeologists, and anthropologists continue to be so myopic in thought; they do not know how the terms “Bronze Age” and “Iron Age” came to be used. Nor do they know how the dates associated with these terms were established, or, why these terms continue to be used. Many of these intellectuals could not tell you that these terms, which are used to label and classify so much history, originated from the Greek writer, Hesiod.
Hesiod was an 8th Century BCE Greek poet, historian, and philosopher who divided all of history into five periods. His classification began with the oldest history, mythology, that of the “Gods’ rule on Earth,” and was labeled The Golden Age. Hesiod’s divisions of history continued, using metals on a declining scale of value, to illustrate his belief that Man’s moral stature had also declined. His divisions had nothing to do with the order of discovery of metals. Hesiod’s classic periods were, The Golden Age, The Silver Age, The Copper Age, The Bronze Age, and the last, his own time, was The Iron Age. Iron was not commonly used until 3,200 BP, and was placed last in the sequence of metals in his dissertations. Therefore, 3,200 BP is commonly called the beginning of the Iron Age.
The correct view is that gold, silver, copper, tin, and iron and other metals were all mined, processed and used at the same time in the Sumerian culture. Most ore bearing mines produced several metals which included iron. Long before 7,500 BP some very intelligent “Neolithic Artisans” were directly influenced and guided by the engineers and scientists of the stranded expedition. Unfortunately, for academic presentations, we have historians who do not read Britannica, or study Biblical history. Seven generations from Adam, in the lineage of Cain, a master metalworker named Tubal-Cain was born.
Genesis Chapter 4 Vs. 22
And Zil’lah, she also bare Tubal-Cain, an instructor of every artificer in brass and iron:
[From the NIV Bible: “Tubal-Cain, who forged all kinds of tools out of bronze and iron.” The ancient phrases of this passage also translate “Tools for agriculture and construction, but there were also weapons”].
So, why not translate the entire ancient passage, as it should read in modern day language? Try this as gleaned from ancient manuscripts, stelae and inscriptions:
“Seven generations from Adam, in the year 7,000 BP, in the lineage of Cain, the first-born son of Lamech was named Tubal-Cain. He was a Master metal-smith, teaching craftsmen in all the arts of metalworking. He produced everything from gold jewelry to steel swords. He made iron and brass hammers for driving nails and working stone. Tubal-Cain also made farming tools and steel plows.”
