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Question: Do you know anything about ancient silver mines!?
Esp!. in Greece!. For example, what tools did they use!? How did they excavate!? What nationality were the slaves!? How much silver did they extract!? Are there any sources for this!?Www@QuestionHome@Com


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In most ancient cultures, ores were 'surface mined' - that is, they didn't dig long tunnels but scraped away at cliff faces or other areas where ores were visible!.The first tools would have been bone scrapers!. Slaves weren't always used - or at least, imported slaves!. How much silver did they extract!? That's anyone's guess!. There were no records kept and as their extraction techniques were pretty crude, much would have been lost!. Www@QuestionHome@Com