>This is during or shortly after the bronze age collapse, where many mediterranean civilisations
All the tin in this study is from the centuries before the collapse, 1530-~1200
>Does anyone know if these are new methods for identifying origin?
Most of this tin was taken from shipwrecks, and the dating method is derived from there. I believe trace elements have been able to tie metal to a mining location for a while.
All the tin in this study is from the centuries before the collapse, 1530-~1200
>Does anyone know if these are new methods for identifying origin?
Most of this tin was taken from shipwrecks, and the dating method is derived from there. I believe trace elements have been able to tie metal to a mining location for a while.