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Ancient Scandinavians may have sailed 100 km between Denmark, Norway • Apr. 6, 2025, 5:55 AM ET (Jerusalem Post)
Human sacrifices found in a Bronze Age tomb in Turkey were mostly teenage girls • Mar. 27, 2025, 10:11 AM ET (Live Science)
'How I helped discover hidden Bronze Age monument' • Mar. 26, 2025, 6:45 AM ET (BBC)
Archaeologists uncover Bronze Age stone circle in Farley Wood • Mar. 22, 2025, 2:11 AM ET (BBC)

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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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