How was gold mined in ancient Egypt? First of all, the rock was heated on fire, then poured with water. When the stones finally cracked, they were chipped off by hoes. In the underground galleries of the mine, of course, it was stuffy, smoky, hot. But nevertheless, apparently, the children were sent to the depressions, where the adult man could not climb, crush the breed. Quartz-filled buckets were raised to the surface. Grind the rock in hand mills with marble millstones. The powder was poured onto sheep skins and washed with water. The water carried the sand, the heavier grains of gold settled on the wool.
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