Minerals and Metals in Ancient India v2.c42.s3.2

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The mystery was solved in the nineteenth century (Ball 1881). It was found that a tribe in the Himālayas used to dig out gold in the extreme winter to avoid the prying eyes of the robbers. The miners' black tents made of yak hair looked like hairy animals from some distance. The miners spread the myth that big gold-digging ants used to dig that gold.