Tasks
Per-article TODO lists stored in-repo (HTML checklists).
Tech Level 0Updated 2026-06-13 (92a9d6f)Start a fire with dry wood, tinder, and your hands. No cordage, metal, or manufactured tools.
Tech Level 0Updated 2026-06-13 (92a9d6f)Use your body as a repeatable measuring system (finger, handspan, cubit, pace) to make early tech steps reproducible.
Tech Level 0Updated 2026-06-13 (92a9d6f)Create razor-sharp stone flakes for cutting, scraping, and carving using only rocks.
Tech Level 0Updated 2026-06-13 (92a9d6f)Make strong 2-ply cordage by reverse-wrapping plant fibers using only your hands.
Tech Level 0Updated 2026-06-13 (92a9d6f)Define and reproduce common angles (90°, 60°, 45°, 30°) using sticks, scratch lines, and simple geometry.
Tech Level 0Updated 2026-06-13 (92a9d6f)Locate natural clay, test whether it is workable, and clean and knead it into a body ready for furnaces and pottery.
Tech Level 1Updated 2026-06-13 (92a9d6f)Tie and test the five knots most early tools need: overhand knot, half-hitch, two half-hitches, square knot, and overhand loop.
Tech Level 1Updated 2026-06-13 (92a9d6f)Turn wood into high-heat charcoal using a low-oxygen burn, for smelting and hot metal work.
Tech Level 1Updated 2026-06-13 (92a9d6f)Build and dry a compact clay furnace with an air inlet for charcoal-fired high temperatures.
Tech Level 1Updated 2026-06-13 (92a9d6f)Locate likely copper ore and run a small charcoal test to see if it yields metallic copper.
Tech Level 1Updated 2026-06-13 (92a9d6f)Bend a freshly cut stick into spring tongs for handling hot pottery, hot metal, coals, and hot stones.
Tech Level 1Updated 2026-06-13 (92a9d6f)Shape a small cup from prepared clay with your thumbs, dry it fully, and harden it permanently in an open fire.
Tech Level 2Updated 2026-06-13 (92a9d6f)Use charcoal, tested ore, and a small clay furnace to produce metallic copper prills for consolidation.
Tech Level 2Updated 2026-06-13 (92a9d6f)Bind objects with tight cordage wraps that hold by friction, and lock the wraps so they cannot slip.
Tech Level 2Updated 2026-06-13 (92a9d6f)Stack and blend clay coils on a pinch-pot base to build vessels taller and larger than hands can pinch.
Tech Level 2Updated 2026-06-13 (92a9d6f)Form and fire a small, thick-walled, heavily tempered clay cup that survives furnace heat, for melting and pouring metal.
Tech Level 3Updated 2026-06-13 (92a9d6f)Catch fish with a simple bone/wood gorge hook and a plant-fiber handline.
Tech Level 3Updated 2026-06-13 (92a9d6f)Restore softness to copper that has stiffened and started cracking under hammering, by heating it to a dull red glow and cooling it.
Tech Level 4Updated 2026-06-13 (ccbfd9f)Consolidate smelted copper prills and forge a pointed awl for piercing, scribing, and fine woodworking.
