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    Metals of antiquity - Wikipedia

    • The metals of antiquity are the seven metals which humans had identified and found use for in prehistoric times in Africa, Europe and throughout Asia: gold, silver, copper, tin, lead, iron, and mercury. Zinc, arsenic, and antimony were also known during antiquity, but they were not recognised as distinct metals until later. A special case is platinum; it was known to … See more

    History

    Copper was probably the first metal mined and crafted by humans. It was originally obtained as a native metal and later … See more

    Characteristics

    The metals of antiquity generally have low melting points, with iron being the exception.
    • Mercury melts at −38.829 °C (−37.89 °F) (being liquid at room temperature).
    • Tin melts at 23… See more

    Symbolism

    The practice of alchemy in the Western world, based on a Hellenistic and Babylonian approach to planetary astronomy, often ascribed a symbolic association between the seven then-known celestial bodies and the metals … See more

    See also

    Timeline of chemical element discoveries
    Ashtadhatu, the eight metals of Hindu alchemy (these seven plus zinc)
    History of metallurgy in the Indian subcontinentSee more

    Further reading

    http://www.webelements.com/ cited from these sources: See more

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