Ancient Egyptian Fire-Setting

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In Egypt, mining arose in the earliest dynasties. Thanks to one of the earliest shown maps, one of the complexes plan is known. Among the largest and most extensive mines in Ancient Egypt, the gold mines of Nubia should be quoted, which were described in detail by some Greek authors. One of the key feature is the use of fire-setting as a method to break down hard rocks holding gold. People used to crush ores and ground it to a fine powder before washing it to obtain gold

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