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lead  

Definition

  • A soft, heavy, silvery-coloured metal (Pb) with a low melting point that was alloyed with copper and tin to make bronze tools and weapons. Extracted from a quarry site.

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Source

  • The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Archaeology

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