Bronze Age in northern Europe
Bell beakers (ca. 2000 BC) The Yamnaya invade Europe About 3000 BC, a new wave of Central Asian people migrated west into northern Europe; these were the Indo-Europeans. We also [...]
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Early European economy – northern Europe
Abrigo del Ciervo, Spain, ca. 6000 BC: Early European economy Hunting and gathering The first people in Europe lived by hunting and gathering; they probably had both dogs and bows [...]
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What is metal? Chemistry
Copper ore in Iran What is metal? Metals are atoms that attach themselves to other atoms in a particular way. Metal atoms, because of how their electrons are arranged, lose [...]
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What is tin? Atoms, elements, chemistry
Like the other metals, tin is one of the heavier kinds of atoms. Every atom of tin has 50 protons and 69 neutrons in its nucleus (depending on the isotope; the exact [...]
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Bronze Project – History of Art
A copper bracelet To understand what bronze is, you need to check out some copper, some tin, and some bronze. You can get copper wire out of any broken electrical [...]
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05, 2017
What is Bronze? – History of Art
What is bronze? this is the bronze head of an Akkadian king (ca. 2300 BC) What is bronze? Copper and tin Bronze smiths make bronze by melting two different metals [...]
