Copper 101

Quick tips for quick learners

By Jill Casad

• No one really seems to know exactly where copper was first discovered but probably thousands of years ago in the Middle East.

• Copper tubing was found in tombs and temples of Egyptian rulers- still in an excellent state and functional. ( not the Egyptian rulers- only the copper tubing

• Italians in the 6th through 3rd centuries B.C. used copper lumps as money and Julius Caesar had his own coins made from a copper-zinc alloy.

• In Ancient India, copper was used in the holistic medical science of AYURDA for surgery and other medical equipment.

• Copper represents Venus, is associated with the goddess Aphrodite and Friday

• Hippocrates used copper to treat medical conditions.

• The American Indian tribe, the Powhatans, traded their corn to the European colonists for copper which they used as their currency.

• The Bible refers to the importance of copper: " Men know how to mine silver and refine gold, to dig from the earth and melt copper from stone"  (Job 28:1-2

• The Copper Scroll, part of the Dead Sea Scrolls found in Qumran in 1952, is made of thin rolled copper sheets containing a map for hidden riches~ The treasure has yet to be found................

• American artist, Maxfield Parrish deeply appreciated the iridescent hues of copper.............look at "Daybreak".

• Natural creams use copper powder because it plays a vital role in skin repair. (ex: Dr. Harushka and Weleda's)

• Copper rocks!

Hey, did I mention that copper is the Universal symbol for female and represented in hieroglyphics by the ankh, which symbolized eternal life?

pretty cool...