Cornwall

A groundbreaking new study has conclusively shown that southwest Britain was a major supplier of tin to Bronze Age civilizations across Europe and as far away as the Eastern Mediterranean. Using advanced techniques of scientific analysis, researchers have proven that tin mined in Cornwall and Devon more than 3,000 years ago was exported across thousands of kilometers, a discovery that instantly modifies understanding of Britain’s importance in Bronze Age trade networks. The international research project, led by Dr. Alan Williams and Dr. Benjamin Roberts of Durham University and published in the journal Antiquity, analyzed tin ores and artifacts from across Europe and from four ancient shipwrecks, three off the coast of Israel dating to around 1300 BC, and one off