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Pre-historic Europeans used bronze objects as currency: study – Yahoo News Australia

Central Europeans of the Bronze Age used bronze rings, ribs and axe blades that were roughly standardized in their shape and weight as an early form of…

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Central Europeans of the Bronze Age used bronze rings, ribs and axe blades that were roughly standardized in their shape and weight as an early form of “euros,” according to a new study.
The paper by researchers at Leiden University in the Netherlands appeared in the journal PLOS ONE on Wednesday.
Money is a defining aspect of modern life, and standardization of currency is one of its key features.
But since ancient people lacked precise forms of measurement, archaeologists had disagreed about whether…

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