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One of the issues that has been unclear about pre-history is when hemp was first used in western Europe. A new find in Portugal shows evidence of hemp use in Portugal's Copper Age, possibly linking it to the spread of the Bell Beaker culture, an idea that has apparently already been suggested. Hemp string was found attached to a copper spear point.
http://portugueseenclosures.blogspot.ca/2014/05/0249-hemp-in-bela-vista-5-enclosure.html
I wonder whether this says anything about the possible origins of the Bell Beaker folk, if a plant from outside Europe such as hemp is in fact associated with that culture.
http://portugueseenclosures.blogspot.ca/2014/05/0249-hemp-in-bela-vista-5-enclosure.html
I wonder whether this says anything about the possible origins of the Bell Beaker folk, if a plant from outside Europe such as hemp is in fact associated with that culture.
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