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Banking on Silver Hoards in the Bronze Age Levant, or “Baby You are So Money You Don't Even Know it.”
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- Oct 6, 2025
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Summary
New research on Bronze Age silver hoards in the Levant has us wondering about the origins of money. What is it about those shiny and attractive metals that makes us love them so? And sure, you can bury metal in a hole in the ground, but then you have to remember where you put it. Still, banking from home has never been easier.