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What was the purpose of streaming? There were two distinct types of tin streaming, which in turn could be sub-divided into several others. The original streamers were working for alluvial tin, washed from mineral lode outcrops over many thousands of years, into the valley bottoms.
Mining holds a special place in the hearts of the Cornish. Its origins stretch back into the mists of antiquity. Bronze requires copper and tin so it is likely that tin, which outcrops onto the surface and can be streamed, was produced in Cornwall in the second millennium BCE.
Moor... This word signifies a root or a quantity of Ore in a particular part of the Lode; as ‘A Moor of Ore’. ‘A Moor of Tin’.
In the heart of beautiful countryside surrounded by open moorland and gushing streams, Wendron is one of the smallest Areas in the Site – although its rich tin deposits meant it once had enough inhabitants to rival the combined population of Redruth and Camborne.
Tin in Antiquity is the first comprehensive history of the early metallurgy of tin, a mine of information on this rare, highly prized metal so vital to the developing civilization of the Bronze...
Moor medieval. About 1000 years ago, medieval England began to prosper. The climate improved, making the growing season longer, with bumper harvests, and the population expanded. Competition for...
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Dec 24, 2014 · The earliest use of tin was around 3500 years B.C. Metalworkers in what is now Turkey learned to add tin to mildly soft copper to form a much stronger bronze. From this bronze, harder tools and better weaponry were made.
