Tin mining in Britain
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tin-mining-in-britain-189-18349688
title:
Tin mining in Britain
text:
Tin mining in Britain took place from prehistoric times, during Bronze Age Britain, until the 20th century. Mention of tin mining in Britain was made by many Classical writers. Tin is necessary to smelt bronze, an alloy that played a vital cultural role during the Bronze Age. As South-West Britain was one of the few parts of Anglian stage England to escape glaciation, tin ore was readily available on the surface. Originally it is likely that cassiterite alluvial deposits in the gravels of stream
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Economic activity
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tin_mining_in_Britain
date created:
2008-01-21T09:11:38Z
date modified:
2024-09-09T15:24:15Z
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