Minerals and Metals in Ancient India v1.c24.s2.t1.4
Minerals and Metals in Ancient India v1.c24.s2.t1.4
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The finest lead came from Carthago Nova, Spain. The Spanish mines were getting exhausted, and the Romans obtained additional supplies of lead (as galena) from Britain. Tin came mostly from the mines of Lusitania and Gallaecia in Spain. The Cornish and Irish sources were not very much touched. The main source of the European copper was the island of Cyprus.