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They were very good at sinking shafts. Roman engineering and mining was top of the line. An appalling callousness towards slave and worker casualties incurred in the process helped.
Very cool. I would of thought they used something like the archeamedas screw (oof I butchered his name. Still drinking coffee. Too lazy to Google correct spelling).
Excellent post, Pug
Funny enough, they did use Archimedes' Screw in mining - mostly to pump out water though.
Very true, good catch