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Objects suggest Europeans used standardized money 4,000 years ago

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New research suggests groups of farmers living in Central Europe were exchanging standardized money -- in the form of bronze rings and ribs -- during the early Bronze Age, nearly 4,000 years ago.

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Yahoo News

Pre-historic Europeans used bronze objects as currency: study

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.

3 years ago·Los Angeles, United States

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CTV News

Pre-historic Europeans used bronze objects as currency: study

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.

3 years ago·Canada

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Channel News Asia

Pre-historic Europeans used bronze objects as currency: Study

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 (Jan 20).

3 years ago·Singapore

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IBTimes

Pre-historic Europeans Used Bronze Objects As Currency: Study

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.

3 years ago·United States

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The Straits Times

Pre-historic Europeans used bronze objects as currency: Study

Bronze rings, ribs and axe blades were roughly standardised in shape and weight as an early form of "euros".. Read more at straitstimes.com.

3 years ago·Singapore

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UPI

Objects suggest Europeans used standardized money 4,000 years ago

New research suggests groups of farmers living in Central Europe were exchanging standardized money -- in the form of bronze rings and ribs -- during the early Bronze Age, nearly 4,000 years ago.

3 years ago·Washington, United States

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