Silver in ancient Egyptian bracelets provides earliest evidence for long-distance trade between Egypt and Greece

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Public announcement of multidisciplinary research findings on the silver bracelets of Egyptian queen Hetepheres c. 2600 BC, conducted by an international team. The story was based on a research paper led by Macquarie University academics and published in the Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports (June 2023, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jasrep.2023.103978). The results included new information on early metallurgy and international exchange networks, identifying the silver as coming from the Cyclades in Greece. The finding breaks new ground in the understanding of the early third millennium BC metals trade.

This story was reported globally in print and electronic media, including Live Science, Cosmos Magazine and newspapers in many countries.