New paper on the Uluburun shipwreck - at least a third of the tin onboard came from highland pastoralists living in Uzbekistan.
— Stone Age Herbalist (@Paracelsus1092) December 1, 2022
"Had it not been lost to sea, that metal would have been enough to outfit a force of almost 5,000 Bronze Age soldiers with swords" pic.twitter.com/s1po6qflRq