RAZ Vocabulary V: Prehistoric Trade reading
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The Search for Exotic Treasures: A Prehistoric Adventure
A generation of prehistoric people embark on an adventure to find exotic materials, such as copper and obsidian, to trade and their discovery becomes part of their oral history.
Open full readingTreasure of the Ancient Miners: A Story of Smelting, Transatlantic Trade, and Commodities
The discovery of evidence of smelting at an archaeological site leads to a successful transatlantic trade of valuable ancient commodities.
Open full readingThe Trading of Tales: A Prehistoric Adventure
An archaeologist trades writing down a prehistoric tribe's oral history for some copper tools, leading to the passing down of their unique stories from generation to generation.
Open full readingThe Secrets of the Copper Trade: Uncovering Prehistoric History Through Oral Tradition and Archaeology
This story explores the connection between prehistoric trade, the use of copper, and how archaeology and oral history are essential in uncovering the secrets of the past for future generations to learn from.
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