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Rare Bronze Age cymbals discovered in Oman • Apr. 21, 2025, 5:55 AM ET (Jerusalem Post)
Bronze Age settlement uncovered during Ipswich road build • Apr. 16, 2025, 6:40 AM ET (BBC)
Ancient Scandinavians may have sailed 100 km between Denmark, Norway • Apr. 6, 2025, 5:55 AM ET (Jerusalem Post)

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Date 3000 BCE - 1000

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Minoan civilization: Harvester Vase
Corinthian-style helmet
Lur, Late Bronze Age; in the National Museum, Copenhagen
Early Bronze Age (Unetician B) gold ornaments from a grave at Leubingen, central Germany. In the Landesmuseum für Vorgeschichte, Halle, Ger.
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