Archaeometallurgists have been debating the exact origin of tin used in the Bronze Age for 150 years. Bronze is an alloy of copper and tin, and in the Bronze Age it was used to make a range of goods including swords, helmets, bracelets, plates and pitchers.
in November 2022 that they could clearly determine the origin of the tin from the Uluburun shipwreck.
Berger and his fellow authors refute this, saying,"The data does not support this interpretation; it does not allow a clear conclusion." For the current study, Berger extensively checked chemical and iso-topic analyses also from previous studies and cross-checked them with Powell's data set. "Ultimately, however, it is also possible that the tin originates from the Saxon-Bohemian Erzgebirge or the Iberian Peninsula," Berger says. He added that more samples and analyses of ores from European and Asian tin deposits were needed.
"Numerous archaeological finds show that the British Isles and Central Europe formed an economic sphere with the Mediterranean region in the Bronze Age and was connected via the transport routes of the Danube, Rhine and Rhône rivers, or via the ocean," Pernicka and Berger say. For instance, amber beads likely traded from the Baltic were found in the Uluburun wreck, indicating the existence of north-south trade routes.
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