Ancient Rome

2020-11-13T00:00:01+00:00

Science • Archaeology & History

New insights into the mills of Barbegal — **Credit:** maarjaara / via Wikimedia Commons (Creative Commons Attribution 2.0)

Scientists at the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz got new insights into the famous mills of Barbegal, which date from the Roman imperial age. The sophisticated techonology of the mills is a strong indicator for industrial work in the Roman antiquity according to Professor Cees Willem Passchier, lead researcher of the team.

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