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A metal used in pure form or alloyed with other elements (such as tin, lead and zinc) to produce a range of tools, weapons and decorative items. Arabian copper ore deposits were exploited discontinuously from the Bronze Age onwards, with the raw metal traded widely.
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Cotton (Gossypium arboreum/herbaceum)
Two species of cotton circulated in the Arabian Peninsula during Antiquity: Gossypium arboreum and G. herbaceum. Discoveries of archaeological seeds and textiles and some textual mentions probably indicate the extensive spread of cotton cultivation at the turn of the era.
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