Roman gold mining system of northwestern Iberian Peninsula
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The Roman gold mining system of northwestern Iberian Peninsula was an extensive ancient network of open-cast and hydraulic mines, exemplified by sites like Las Médulas, that supplied significant quantities of gold to the Roman Empire.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Roman gold mining system of northwestern Iberian Peninsula canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman mining complex
ⓘ
ancient mining system ⓘ cultural heritage site ⓘ |
| country |
Portugal
ⓘ
Spain ⓘ |
| developedDuring |
Early Roman Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
High Roman Empire ⓘ |
| documentedBy | Pliny the Elder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| environmentalImpact |
creation of artificial valleys
ⓘ
erosion of hillsides ⓘ large-scale landscape modification ⓘ |
| estimatedOutput | tens of tons of gold ⓘ |
| exemplifiedBy |
Lago de Carucedo hydraulic system
NERFINISHED
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Las Cavenes NERFINISHED ⓘ Las Médulas NERFINISHED ⓘ Las Omañas NERFINISHED ⓘ Montefurado NERFINISHED ⓘ Tresminas NERFINISHED ⓘ Valongo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | partly UNESCO World Heritage via Las Médulas ⓘ |
| historicalImportance | major gold supplier to the Roman Empire ⓘ |
| includes |
networks of channels
ⓘ
reservoirs ⓘ settling tanks ⓘ tailings heaps ⓘ tunnels ⓘ |
| laborForce |
Roman soldiers
ⓘ
local populations ⓘ slaves ⓘ |
| locatedIn | northwestern Iberian Peninsula ⓘ |
| mainProduct | gold ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | Naturalis Historia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| miningMethod |
hydraulic mining
ⓘ
open-cast mining ⓘ |
| miningTechnique | ruina montium ⓘ |
| partOf | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| purpose |
extraction of alluvial gold
ⓘ
extraction of primary gold deposits ⓘ |
| region |
Asturia et Gallaecia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gallaecia NERFINISHED ⓘ Lusitania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studiedIn | Roman mining archaeology ⓘ |
| technologyLevel | advanced Roman hydraulic engineering ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
1st century CE
ⓘ
2nd century CE ⓘ |
| usedBy | Romans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| waterSource |
artificial reservoirs
ⓘ
mountain streams ⓘ |
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