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Dilmun traded copper and pearls with Mesopotamia

The island of Bahrain anchored a Bronze Age network linking Oman and Sumer From around 3000 to 1700 BCE, Dilmun, centred on Bahrain, acted as an entrepot for copper from Oman and goods from the Indus valley. Mesopotamian texts describe it as a clean and holy land, and its own seals and Barbar temples survive. Thousands of burial mounds still dot the island. It sits in Mondo's history collection, one of 200 facts that each trace back to the reference below.

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Where does this come from, and can I check it?: The island of Bahrain anchored a Bronze Age network linking Oman and Sumer. The figure is taken from British Museum, which is linked in full on this page. Every fact on Mondo Knows names its source rather than repeating an unsourced claim.
Is this really a history fact?: Yes. It sits on the History shelf, one of 2,600 sourced facts grouped into space, animals, the human body, history, science and more. Category pages collect every fact in the same field.
What else can I read about it?: The links under the fact point to a quiz, game, puzzle or calculator on the same subject, and the shelf below shows related facts. The wording here is original, and quoted phrases are marked as quotations.