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Bronze-working

Bronze-working is the craft of producing tools, weapons and ornaments from bronze, an alloy of copper and tin. Elam, with access to metal resources of the Iranian plateau, developed an important metalworking tradition. It formed part of the economy and trade of the Elamite Confederation.

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Bronze-working. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/bronze-working
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“Bronze-working.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/bronze-working. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “Bronze-working.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/bronze-working.
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The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Bronze-working’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/bronze-working (Accessed: ).

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