I always new that tin was important ( a necessary component) for bronze, and new that Cornwall was a major source, but didn’t realize until recently that Cornwall was the ONLY source of tin outside of central Asia. Any bronze item, by necessity, had to involve trades with Cornish tin miners. (I think there might have been some in Brittany, too).
Really and for true?
Cornwall was the ONLY source of tin for ancient Europe?
The ancient Cymru must have been sittin’ pretty in them days.
:’)
http://projectsx.dartmouth.edu/classics/history/bronze_age/lessons/les/22.html#5
http://projectsx.dartmouth.edu/classics/history/bronze_age/lessons/les/22.html#6