Crafts Timeline

Ovens in use in the Near East are applied to pottery production.

Textiles of flax.

First copper smelting in Anatolia.

Oldest faience workshop in Egypt founded at Abydos.

First instances of iron working in the Hittite Empire.

Iron in the Celtic world experiences a significant boom. Iron manufacturing increase in all facets of life such as weapon construction and agriculture items.

Invention of glassblowing.