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      Archaeometallurgy, Mineralogy, ArchaeometryAncient Mining and MetallurgyLaurionLaurion Mines
From the first ore mines in 5400 BC until the 12th century AD, the mining people believed that metals flourished in the Earth's matrix from which they were extracted and therefore they worshipped Gaia / Ga meter > Demeter. At the same... more
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      Greek TragedyDramatic LiteratureDramaturgyBalkan Studies
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      Landscape ArchaeologyIndustrial ArchaeologyIndustrial Archaeology & HeritageLaurion
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      ArchitectureArchaeometallurgyLaurionCisterns and Plaster
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      Classical ArchaeologyLaurionAthens and AtticaSettlement & Landscape research
George D.Papadimitriou, “The so-called ‘helicoidal’ ore washeries of Laurion: their actual function as circular mills in the process of beneficiation of silver and lead contained in old litharge stocks”, 6th Symposium of the Hellenic... more
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      ArchaeologyArchaeometryArchaeometallurgyHistory of Mills
Οι μηχανικοί της Γαλλικής Εταιρείας Μεταλλείων Λαυρίου, φορείς της ευρωπαϊκής τεχνογνωσίας, συνέβαλαν καθοριστικά στη βιομηχανική ανάπτυξη του Λαυρίου και στην καθιέρωσή του ως ένα από τα σημαντικότερα μεταλλευτικά και μεταλλουργικά... more
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      Mining EngineeringIndustrial HistoryMiningHistoire Des Techniques
«Lavrion» is a local adjective for mountain "Olympos" in the area. From the mine galleries, it was connected with the words "Λαβύρινθος" and "Λαύρα", which denoted the stony ground and the tunnels. However, the Athenians had used this... more
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      Ancient MetallurgySilverAthens and Attica (Neolithic to Archaic)Sounion
Catalogue of the exhibition of the same title organized at the Numismatic Museum Athens between September 29th, 2010-January 15th, 2011
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      Classical ArchaeologyAncient Greek NumismaticsCoin HoardsHoards
La conversion massive par Alexandre le Grand des trésors accumulés par les Achéménides en monnaies d’or et d’argent est un phénomène majeur de l’histoire monétaire mondiale. Par son ampleur, cette augmentation soudaine de la masse... more
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      HistoryAncient HistoryHellenistic HistoryGreek Epigraphy
This study sets out to explore technological change in the Laurion silver mining industry within the wider debate on the Athenian economy. The study of ancient technology has known a turbulent history, which was greatly determined by... more
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      Archaeology of MiningAthensLaurionRefining Gold and Silver
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      Classical ArchaeologyArchaeometryArchaeometallurgy, Mineralogy, ArchaeometryMineral beneficiation
Powerpoint presented on May 13th, 2013 at the international conference "Marking Coin Issues: Mint Administration and Mint Archives" (see now RBN 2012 - available on academia.edu).
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      NumismaticsAncient LiteracyAncient numismatics (Archaeology)Alexander the Great
Alfred Huet et Alfred-Edouard Geyler, ingénieurs diplômés de l'Ecole centrale des arts et manufactures de Paris, créent en 1849 le premier cabinet spécialisé dans la préparation mécanique des minerais de France. Reconnus... more
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      Mining EngineeringIndustrial HistoryHistoire Des TechniquesLaurion