Ancient Egyptians Were Mining Copper from the Great Lakes? Ask an Archaeologist pt. 3

There have been speculations that copper from North America had been mined and transported to the Near East and Europe for at least a few generations, and the idea has gained popularity again amongst archaeological conspiracy theorists.

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