how did early humans create the first metal tools without metal tools to make them?

Question

If early humans crafted a hammer or an axe from metal for example. How on earth did they craft the first tool that was used to create that hammer or axe. I know you can create a hammer from natural material like stone and an axe from a sharp piece of stone but how did they forge the first metal tools and even weapons?

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Answer 1

I’ve seen someone do it by extracting iron from limestone, then melting that iron in a mud furnace and pouring it into clay moulds. Or something along those lines.