LE DISTRICT DE MELLE A ETE EXPLOITE ENTRE LE VIIE ET LE XE SIECLE. IL REPRESENTE LA PLUS IMPORTANTE MINE D'ARGENT DE L'EMPIRE CAROLINGIEN. CE SITE EST BIEN CONNU DES NUMISMATES PUISQUE LES DENIERS ET LES OBOLES DE MELLE SONT LES PIECES LES PLUS ABONDANTES DE CETTE PERIODE. L'ABSENCE D'EXPLOITATION POSTERIEURE A CETTE PERIODE OFFRE LA POSSIBILITE D'ETUDIER LES TECHNIQUES DE PRODUCTION CAROLINGIENNES SANS RISQUE DE CONFUSION AVEC CELLES DE PERIODES PLUS RECENTES. CETTE THESE A POUR OBJECTIF DE RECENSER L'ENSEMBLE DES SITES LIES A L'ACTIVITE MINIERE ET METALLURGIQUE, ET DE RETRACER TOUTE LA CHAINE OPERATOIRE QUI CONDUIT DU MINERAI AU PLOMB ET A L'ARGENT. ELLE S'APPUIT A LA FOIS SUR L'ETUDE D'UN RESEAU MINIER, LES FOUILLES D'UNE LAVERIE DE MINE...
In the XIVth century, lead / silver and zinc ores were extracted mainly at the Raspes vertical vein....
L’argent métal, lié à la frappe de monnaies (regalia) joue un rôle essentiel dans la France médiéval...
International audienceThe Armoricain Massif receives a very important quantity of ores of gold, tin ...
International audienceThe lead-silver deposit at Melle was opened during the sixth century AD. The e...
International audienceThe lead-silver deposit at Melle was opened during the sixth century AD. The e...
The Cabrières copper mines over the last five millenia have gone through various degrees of fortune....
The Cabrières copper mines over the last five millenia have gone through various degrees of fortune....
International audienceThe mining village of Brandes (France) was settled on a high plateau (Huez-Isè...
International audienceThe mining village of Brandes (France) was settled on a high plateau (Huez-Isè...
International audienceThe mining village of Brandes (France) was settled on a high plateau (Huez-Isè...
International audienceThe mining village of Brandes (France) was settled on a high plateau (Huez-Isè...
International audienceThe mining village of Brandes (France) was settled on a high plateau (Huez-Isè...
International audienceThe mining village of Brandes (France) was settled on a high plateau (Huez-Isè...
International audienceThe Armoricain Massif receives a very important quantity of ores of gold, tin ...
National audienceNew surveys on the Séronais copper mining district have provided a better understan...
In the XIVth century, lead / silver and zinc ores were extracted mainly at the Raspes vertical vein....
L’argent métal, lié à la frappe de monnaies (regalia) joue un rôle essentiel dans la France médiéval...
International audienceThe Armoricain Massif receives a very important quantity of ores of gold, tin ...
International audienceThe lead-silver deposit at Melle was opened during the sixth century AD. The e...
International audienceThe lead-silver deposit at Melle was opened during the sixth century AD. The e...
The Cabrières copper mines over the last five millenia have gone through various degrees of fortune....
The Cabrières copper mines over the last five millenia have gone through various degrees of fortune....
International audienceThe mining village of Brandes (France) was settled on a high plateau (Huez-Isè...
International audienceThe mining village of Brandes (France) was settled on a high plateau (Huez-Isè...
International audienceThe mining village of Brandes (France) was settled on a high plateau (Huez-Isè...
International audienceThe mining village of Brandes (France) was settled on a high plateau (Huez-Isè...
International audienceThe mining village of Brandes (France) was settled on a high plateau (Huez-Isè...
International audienceThe mining village of Brandes (France) was settled on a high plateau (Huez-Isè...
International audienceThe Armoricain Massif receives a very important quantity of ores of gold, tin ...
National audienceNew surveys on the Séronais copper mining district have provided a better understan...
In the XIVth century, lead / silver and zinc ores were extracted mainly at the Raspes vertical vein....
L’argent métal, lié à la frappe de monnaies (regalia) joue un rôle essentiel dans la France médiéval...
International audienceThe Armoricain Massif receives a very important quantity of ores of gold, tin ...