The Gralheira lode in the territorium metallorum Tresminas/Jales. A "treasure trove" of ancient mining technology

  • The little-known Roman gold mining site "Gralheira" is located near the well-explored mine of Tresminas. The 2.5 km long, almost dead straight archaeological monument from the first and second centuries AD is currently under threat from possible mining activities on the one hand and from modern waste disposal in the pits on the other. Since 2019, the Roman mining traces have been investigated by means of intensive field inspections, terrestrial 3d laser scanning and aerial photography. The following article will present first impressions and findings on this structure, as well as questions and preliminary interpretations.

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Author:Markus HelfertORCiDGND, Thomas P. KerstenGND, Maren LindstaedtGND, Klaus Mechelke, Regula Wahl-ClericiGND, Diogo RosaORCiD
URN:urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-843094
DOI:https://doi.org/10.21248/fera.50.338
Parent Title (German):Frankfurter elektronische Rundschau zur Altertumskunde : FeRA
Document Type:Article
Language:English
Date of Publication (online):2023/09/11
Date of first Publication:2023/09/11
Publishing Institution:Universitätsbibliothek Johann Christian Senckenberg
Release Date:2024/04/24
Volume:2023
Issue:50
Page Number:30
First Page:10
Last Page:39
Institutes:Philosophie und Geschichtswissenschaften / Geschichtswissenschaften
Dewey Decimal Classification:6 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften / 62 Ingenieurwissenschaften / 624 Ingenieurbau
9 Geschichte und Geografie / 93 Geschichte des Altertums (bis ca. 499), Archäologie / 930 Geschichte des Altertums bis ca. 499, Archäologie
Sammlungen:Universitätspublikationen
Zeitschriften / Jahresberichte:Frankfurter elektronische Rundschau zur Altertumskunde : FeRA
Licence (German):License LogoCreative Commons - CC BY - Namensnennung 4.0 International