Buried mine rewrites the past

A breakthrough finally came in 1973. At a mining site in Daye, Hubei province, archaeologists discovered copper axes, the ...
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Ancient goldmine found beneath dense vegetation, revealing advanced mining practices

Researchers have uncovered a long-forgotten Roman goldmine hidden beneath the dense vegetation of León, Spain. The site, located in the Eria river valley, was revealed using cutting-edge LiDAR (Light ...

2,000-year-old Roman gold mine found buried beneath a Spanish mountain reveals how ancient engineers moved millions of tonnes of earth

For decades, archaeologists suspected that a strange landscape hidden in the Spanish Pyrenees was more than a product of nature. Deep trenches, artificial ravines and enormous excavated areas hinted ...
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Mining and metallurgy in ancient Perú / by Georg Petersen G. ; translated by William E. Brooks

"In 2009, Perú was the world's leading producer of silver, the world's second leading producer of copper, and the leading producer of gold in Latin America. However, Perú's role as a producer of ...