Published: July 23, 2025
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The British, who independently invented bronze metallurgy in 2200bc, might have played an important role in the transmission of this Technology to Scandinavia and the start of the Nordic Bronze Age. British Bronze Axes made around 2000bc, 200-300 years prior to the start of the

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During this period (Nordic Dagger Period) there are frequent Imports from the bronze working Unetice culture as well.

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@VVeltkrieger Makes sense. Can't have bronze without tin, and tin was quite rare around the world. https://www.cambridge.org/core...

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@VVeltkrieger Yes they did it is called Scandinavia LBA o English

@VVeltkrieger I doubt they independently invented bronze. That recent paper said they were the first to transition to full bronze age metal production.

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