The Biggest Bronze Age Mines In The World - The Great Orme

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  • เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 ม.ค. 2025

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  • @abrahamdozer6273
    @abrahamdozer6273 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I have Welsh family from Prestatyn. People didn't move around much until Victorian times and I can imagine family members working in that nearby mine way in the past.

    • @AlexTheHistoryGuy
      @AlexTheHistoryGuy  ปีที่แล้ว

      Hopefully not because of they were working in the Great Orme Mine then they may have been slaves! Haha

    • @abrahamdozer6273
      @abrahamdozer6273 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@AlexTheHistoryGuy I'm sure that they did use slaves ... hundreds of them at a time for a thousand years.

  • @naztubes
    @naztubes ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Really cool. I found a Flat Axe Head in Mid Wales quite similar to the middle one you show in the museum. Much like the example it was broken in two, which apparently was a ritualistic practice as an offering during the Bronze Age. It's mind-blowing to imagine how old it is, and who had held the relic 4000 years before I discovered it.

    • @AlexTheHistoryGuy
      @AlexTheHistoryGuy  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ayy nice, I always hear about axe heads being dug up all over the place but despite living next to a neolithic flint working station I've never managed to find one myself!

    • @naztubes
      @naztubes ปีที่แล้ว

      @@AlexTheHistoryGuy I found Mine while metal detecting. It was in the middle of nowhere up on the side of a hill. So random!

  • @terencewise7349
    @terencewise7349 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    From Terence Wise.....An astonishing video.

  • @TheGypsyLondon
    @TheGypsyLondon หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Welsh, me... And proud of it!!!!

  • @lesleysmith51
    @lesleysmith51 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Another great presentation. I would have been claustrophobic being in the mines,some looked so narrow!

    • @AlexTheHistoryGuy
      @AlexTheHistoryGuy  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Some of them were very narrow, and very deep underground too - but then in some places it opens up to big cavities which are amazing to see, I highly recommend it as it's one of my favourite historical sites

  • @paulnash933
    @paulnash933 ปีที่แล้ว

    Awesome video. Definitely looks worth a visit. Many thanks.

  • @EelcoKruidenier
    @EelcoKruidenier 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Very interesting, although I wish the audio was better.

    • @AlexTheHistoryGuy
      @AlexTheHistoryGuy  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      It was one of my earliest videos, I do plan on returning to make new videos on the mines :)

    • @EelcoKruidenier
      @EelcoKruidenier 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@AlexTheHistoryGuy Thank you for your answer. I am looking forward to the new ones. Would love to see more copper (or Tin) mines as well.

  • @gerardriordan1458
    @gerardriordan1458 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Visual and informative...
    Thank you...

  • @everythingmeansnothing4019
    @everythingmeansnothing4019 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Alderley edge is another mining site with alot of history. ! It's worth a look .

    • @AlexTheHistoryGuy
      @AlexTheHistoryGuy  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you! I'll be sure to check it out :)

    • @everythingmeansnothing4019
      @everythingmeansnothing4019 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Check out the the stuff they have found over the years old gold bars, ruby and Roman rings, Roman hoard of coins and I think bronze age tools ! It's where mirlin the wizard and his knights are, awaiting the day they are called apon.

  • @swainscheps
    @swainscheps 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    1:59 hard to get a feel for how long or short that sword really is…
    Great content. We’ll produced. Just buy yourself a decent mic and you’ll be rolling in subs.

    • @AlexTheHistoryGuy
      @AlexTheHistoryGuy  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks, and yeah it's difficult to gauge a sense of perspective because if I film too far away from the museum examples I get glare on the glass of the exhibit. Just video making issues haha. I do try making it as enjoyable and educational as possible for my viewers though ☺️

  • @Wardyyyyy
    @Wardyyyyy ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Do you know who ownes them?

    • @AlexTheHistoryGuy
      @AlexTheHistoryGuy  ปีที่แล้ว

      Today? Not sure. Most likely CADW, the Welsh version of English Heritage but I'm not 100% on that. They have a website though