In al-Andalus, the workings of the mines were highly complex, as they often involved a series of processes at the mouth of the mine, which were not part of the mining system itself, but which were essential for the use of the metals that were to be extracted essential for the exploitation of the metals to be extracted. In this sense, this article aims to study the work carried out at the bottom of the mine in Andalusian gold and silver mines. To this end, we use the information provided by medieval documentary sources, the results obtained by Experimental Archaeology and the conclusions drawn from fieldwork in silver and gold mines.
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Abstract: In al-Andalus, the workings of the mines were highly complex, as they often involved a series of processes at the mouth of the mine, which were not part of the mining system itself, but which were essential for the use of the metals that were to be extracted essential for the exploitation of the metals to be extracted. In this sense, this article aims to study the work carried out at the bottom of the mine in Andalusian gold and silver mines. To this end, we use the information provided by medieval documentary sources, the results obtained by Experimental Archaeology and the conclusions drawn from fieldwork in silver and gold mines.
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