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8000 BCE: Ovens in use in the Near East are applied to pottery production.
6500 BCE: Textiles of flax.
6200 BCE: First copper smelting in Anatolia.
5500 BCE: Oldest faience workshop in Egypt founded at Abydos.
1380 BCE: First instances of iron working in the Hittite Empire.
200 BCE: Iron in the Celtic world experiences a significant boom. Iron manufacturing increase in all facets of life such as weapon construction and agriculture items.
50 BCE: Invention of glassblowing.