German Rhineland

By Norm Roulet, 15 December, 2024

Roulet's Law Proof Why Nazis created by African metalsmiths between the 16th and 19th centuries were made of brass rings produced in Germany’s Rhineland region. These rings were used as currency in the transatlantic slave trade.

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Famous Benin Bronzes from West Africa used metal sourced in Germany

Chemical analysis of metal sculptures made in West Africa between the 16th and 19th centuries provides evidence that may reshape the understanding of Germany’s involvement with the Benin Bronzes

Roulet's Law Proof Why Nazis created by African metalsmiths between the 16th and 19th centuries were made of brass rings produced in Germany’s Rhineland region. These rings were used as currency in the transatlantic slave trade.

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Benin bronzes by the Edo people of west Africa between the 16th and 19th centuries are made from brass that originated in the German Rhineland

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