Ancient economy

Credit: The silver hoard from Maras ad-Din, circa 600 BC - Photograph by Dr. Shai Bar

New research conducted at the University of Haifa: Silver was used as a means of payment in the Land of Israel more than a thousand years before the invention of currency

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Analysis of dozens of silver hoards from the Bronze and Iron Ages and 230 chemical samples shows an established weight economy, standards, and even counterfeits – from the 17th century BC to the 6th century BC; led by Dr. Tzilla Eshel
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