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Shedding new light on goldmining technology in Roman Iberia - R. Wahl-Clerici 2020. Roman Gold from Tresminas (Portugal) – Prospection — Mining — Treatment. Basel and Frankfurt a.M.: Librum Publishers & Editors. Pp. 303. ISBN: 978-3-906897-43-1.

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R. Wahl-Clerici 2020. Roman Gold from Tresminas (Portugal) – Prospection — Mining — Treatment. Basel and Frankfurt a.M.: Librum Publishers & Editors. Pp. 303. ISBN: 978-3-906897-43-1.

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Journal of Roman Archaeology , Volume 35 , Issue 2 , December 2022 , pp. 1083 - 1090
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