I am a new list member and I hope that I'll be excused for asking or writing
dumb posts. My knowledge of archeaelogy is at present rather negilible.
I'm sending this question because I have recently been told about a book
"The God-Kings and the Titans" by James Bailey, published in 1973 and now
out of print - I'm still trying to get hold of a copy, however, even though
I have not read it yet I'm trying to gather information about some of
Bailey's claims.
Bailey's thesis is apparently that ancient Atlantis existed in the Americas
and that a rather extensive trade in metals took place between the Americas
and Europe as long ago as 7 000 BC and possibly even before then. This
sounds rather improbable to me, but anyway he states that since bronze
consists of copper and tin, and because there is/was not enough tin deposits
in Europe, tin had to be imported to Europe from the Americas. According to
him the "vast amounts of bronze" manufactured during the bronze age needed
other sources of tin which he says was not available in Europe at the time.
So what I'd like to know is this : what is know about tin mining in Europe
during the bronze age? Were there enough tin deposits to manufacture the
"vast amounts" of bronze?
Thanks and regards
Leon Retief
Bellville
Souith Africa
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