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 | | In any case, the date of 1800/1700 BCE can be considered typical for the start of this stage in Europe in general, although some scholars claim earlier dates for the introduction of bronze (this may be caused by the slim barrier between copper and bronze, an alloy of the former). |
 | | Around that time the Phoenicians, benefitting form the disappearance of the Greek maritime power (Dark Ages) founded their first colony at the entrance of the Atlantic Ocean: in Gadir (modern Cádiz), most likely as a merchant outpost to covey the many mineral resources of the Iberian Peninsula and the British Isles. |
 | | The second phase of the European Iron Age is defined particularly by the Celtic La Tène culture, that starts near 400 BCE, followed by a large expansion of this people into the Balkans, the British Isles (where they assimilated druidism) and other regions of France and Italy. |
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