Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 56, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 March 1915 — The Oldest Metal Things. [ARTICLE]

The Oldest Metal Things.

The oldest metallic objects are thought to be those found in a royal tomb in Egypt, supposed to have been that of King Menes. In one of the chambers were some bits of gold and a bead, a button and a fine wire of nearly pure copper. These objects are believed V be 6,300 years old.