Hebrew University of Jerusalem researchers examining a shipwreck off the Israeli coast have been able to trace 3,200-year-old trade links. Lead ingots show that Cyprus imported metals from Western Mediterranean ports 1,500+ miles away, to create luxury goods for sale throughout the Levant.
https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-698175
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2352409X21005332?via%3Dihub