<P> Known sources of tin in ancient times include the southeastern tin belt that runs from Yunnan in China to the Malay Peninsula ; Devon and Cornwall in England ; Brittany in France ; the border between Germany and the Czech Republic ; Spain ; Portugal ; Italy ; and central and South Africa ( Wertime 1979 , p. 1 ; Muhly 1979 ) . Syria and Egypt have been suggested as minor sources of tin , but the archaeological evidence is inconclusive . </P>
where did tin come from in the bronze age
the southeastern tin belt that runs from Yunnan in China to the Malay Peninsula ; Devon and Cornwall in England ; Brittany in France ; the border between Germany and the Czech Republic ; Spain ; Portugal ; Italy ; and central and South Africa