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Durham University: Britain's Long-distance Tin Trade Transformed the Bronze Age Across Europe and the Mediterranean
May 09, 2025
OLD ELVET, England, May 9 -- Durham University issued the following news:

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Britain's long-distance tin trade transformed the Bronze Age across Europe and the Mediterranean

A new study led by researchers from our top-rated Archaeology department has revealed that 3300 years ago, tin mined in south-west Britain was a key resource for major Bronze Age civilisations in the Eastern Mediterranean thousands of kilometres away.

The findings, . . .

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