Spanish Bronze Age copper mine linked to 11 objects found in Scandinavia

A study in the journal Antiquity links the Las Minillas copper mine in south-western Spain, worked around 1300 BC, to 11 Bronze Age objects found in Scandinavia. Researchers compared the site's ores with over 300 Scandinavian bronzes and matched chemical and lead isotope signatures. The findings suggest southern Iberia played a bigger role in Europe's prehistoric copper supply.