Researchers find unexpected link between Benin Bronzes and Germany
Mining News Pro - Researchers at Germany’s Technische Hochschule Georg Agricola recently discovered that the renowned Benin Bronzes are composed of metal sourced from Germany.
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Turns out that gold objects were also valued during the Bronze Age
Mining News Pro - Archaeologists from the University of Leicester and the University of Southampton have identified a 4000-year-old gold-working toolkit amongst the grave goods from an important Bronze Age burial near Stonehenge.
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Scientists uncover the origin of Bronze Age tin
Mining News Pro - Researchers from Heidelberg University and the Curt Engelhorn Centre for Archaeometry in Mannheim discovered that ancient tin ingots from the Bronze Age found in Greece, Israel, and Turkey did not come from Central Asia, as previously assumed, but from tin deposits in Europe.
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