Villefort, 1640 : l’introduction de la poudre dans les mines languedociennes

The region around Villefort in the Cévennes holds many metalliferous deposits that were mainly harvested to extract silver. Archaeological excavations conducted in 2011 revealed evidence of the seemingly first use of gunpowder in mines. Further investigations combining historical and archaeological...

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Main Authors: Éric Kammenthaler, Nicolas Minvielle Larousse, Francis Pierre
Format: Article
Language:fra
Published: OpenEdition 2016-12-01
Series:Archéologie Médiévale
Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/archeomed/2785