Ngexesha lamatye
Ixesha lamatyekwakulixesha lakudalaapho abantu ababesenza izixhobo ngamatye,ngeenkuni,ngamathambonangezinye izinto azazikwasetyenziswa njengezixhobo, kodwa ilitye (ingakumbi uhlobo lwelitye olwalubizwa ngokuba yiflint) lwalusetyenziswa ukunqumla izinto. Eli xesha laqala ngezixhobo zokuqala ezingamatye, malunga ne2.7yezigidizeminyaka eyadlulayo.Amanye amaqela abantu ayesekwixesha lamatye nakwinkulungwane yama20th yeminyaka. Babekwabulala izilwanyana ukuze bafumane into etyiwayo kunye nempahla yokunxiba. Ixesha elilandela ixesha lamatye yaba lixesha leBronze,eyathiwa eli gama emva kokuvela kweinkcenkcebronze.Ixesha lelitye laaphelelwa mhla abantu bafumanisa ubuchule bokunyibilikisa(bokwenza iinkcenkce). Inkcenkce yokuqala kwaba yicopper, yaza yalandelwa yibronze. Baqala ngoku abantu basebenzisa ibronze endaweni yelitye kuMbindi-Mpumaphaya kwiminyaka yoo3000 ne2000 BC.