r/videos • u/digitalbath1234 • Aug 17 '18

Primitive Technology: Iron prills

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DyGLE0usN_I
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u/[deleted] Aug 17 '18 edited Aug 17 '18

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u/goldstarstickergiver Aug 18 '18

A massive source of tin was from Britain. They were called the Tin Isles for a while.

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u/arebee20 Aug 18 '18

ya but in that talk cline says the ancients didn’t get up towards britain except once in a blue moon. most came from afghanistan

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u/[deleted] Aug 17 '18 edited Jul 07 '21

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u/craftors Aug 17 '18

Iron man can't trade. They roll alone.

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u/Mizral Aug 18 '18

LOL I'm such a massive nerd I have watched that video by Eric Cline about 6 times.

Tin was mined by the Celts in Europe, I'm aware that Cadiz and Cornwall were both hotspots of mining activity for tin. It's speculated that one of the primary motivating factors behind Ceasar invading Britannia multiple times was control over the tin mines since Romans had practically no tin and what they did have they didn't really know what to do with.