Excavating the British tin trade that shaped the Bronze Age « Archaeology# « Cambridge Core Blog

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In 2025, we published an article in Antiquity, demonstrating through chemical and isotopic analyses that, c. 1300 BC, tin ingots made from tin ores in southwest Britain are found on shipwrecks off the coast of Israel, around 4000 km away. We also showed that the tin from the Rochelongue shipwreck, found off the south coast

Building Butser’s ‘Little Hadrian’ — Butser Ancient Farm

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The Experimentalists are an exciting volunteer team here at Butser, working on experimental projects to bring our ancient houses to life. They’re currently working on several projects across the farm. In this update, Margaret Taylor (Experimentalist and volunteer librarian) shares a short update on

Medieval ship discovered off Copenhagen may be the world’s largest cog - Medievalists.net

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A medieval cargo ship of extraordinary size has been found in the waters off Copenhagen. Built around 1410, Svælget 2 is being called the world’s largest cog, and its remarkably preserved remains are revealing new details about medieval shipbuilding and Northern European trade networks.