Trading and weighing metals in Bronze Age Western Eurasia [Anthropology]

The Bronze Age weight systems article (1) uniquely unveils Western Eurasia as a vast marketplace made by private merchants in 3000 to 1000 BC. Hypotheses spring from macroeconomic concepts such as market equilibrium, prices, and self-regulation. The demonstrated long-term spread of weighing technology from a common Mesopotamian source, beginning ca....

Source: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - July 22, 2021 Category: Science Authors: Helle Vandkilde Tags: Anthropology, Commentaries Commentary Source Type: research