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Ass_feldspar t1_iykeinz wrote

Reply to comment by Better-Ambassador738 in Gold from ancient Troy, Poliochni and Ur had the same origin by IslandChillin

I think they preferred traveling by boat.

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I-Make-Maps91 t1_iynj1j9 wrote

Yes. Unless you're moving small and very high value objects, a boat will always be the better way to move bulk goods. One of the reasons Rome was so successful was the ability to use the Mediterranean to transport goods the way we use trains today.

I don't know how much tin is needed to make bronze, but I would hazard a guess that boats along the Indian ocean played a big role.

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