Timeline of Materials Technology - BC

BC

• 29,000–25,000 BC – First pottery appears
• 3rd millennium BC – Copper metallurgy is invented and copper is used for ornamentation
• 2nd millennium BC – Bronze is used for weapons and armour
• 16th century BC – The Hittites develop crude iron metallurgy
• 13th century BC – Invention of steel when iron and charcoal are combined properly
• 10th century BC – Glass production begins in ancient Near East
• 1st millennium BC – Pewter beginning to be used in China and Egypt
• 3rd century BC – Wootz steel, the first crucible steel, is invented in ancient India
• 50s BC – Glassblowing techniques flourish in Phoenicia
• 20s BC – Roman architect Vitruvius describes low-water-content method for mixing concrete