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22 Jun 2012
10:00 - 12:00
Seminar

The use of hydraulic power in the Roman gold mines of northwest Spain

Claude Domergue et Jean-Louis Bordes
General introduction and historiography
22 Jun 2012
10:00 - 12:00
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    Friday 22 June 2012
    Amphithéâtre Maurice Halbwachs, Site Marcelin Berthelot
    Open to all
    10:00 - 12:00
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    Abstract

    The use of hydraulic power in gold and tin mining, to move huge masses of barren land and to break down mountains, is discussed. The techniques employed and their historical development are also presented.

    Speaker(s)

    Claude Domergue

    Jean-Louis Bordes

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