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Economic and ideological roles of copper ingots in prehistoric Zimbabwe

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Lor
Éditeur:
Cam
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As well as being modes of supplying metal, cross-shaped copper ingots in Zimbabwe are shown to be emblems of currency and status. The author dates them to the first half of the second millennium AD and connects the appearance of ingots to increased social stratification.