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valley where Dabene is located used to be a major crafts center which exported golden jewelry all over Europe. That conclusion was made because the golden elements were not discovered in a burial mound and there are no remains of bones or ceramics and therefore the elements were not burial gifts.
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with an unusual edge. The treasure was dated to the end of the 3rd millennium B.C. The scientists suggest that the
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