The Ancient Copper Mine that Transformed Britain

Get the exclusive NordVPN deal here: https://nordvpn.com/dandavis. It’s risk free with Nord’s 30 day money-back guarantee! Thanks to NordVPN for sponsoring this video. The Bronze Age copper mine on the Great Orme in North Wales, is one of the most important prehistoric archaeological sites in Britain. Since excavations began here in 1987, a vast network of tunnels dating to the Bronze Age has been uncovered.The copper from this mine helped transform bronze age Britain and Ireland – and even more distant lands. But who were the people who dug these incredible tunnels? Why did they work so hard down here in the darkness and for so many centuries? Who were the wealthy and mighty chiefs who ruled over them? And what did they do with the hundreds of tons of copper they excavated here? This is the remarkable story of the largest and most important copper mine of bronze age Britain. If you enjoy my videos please consider supporting the channel Patreon ➜   / dandavisauthor   PayPal ➜ https://paypal.me/DanDavisAuthor Ko-fi ➜ https://ko-fi.com/dandavis My Books Godborn: Gods of Bronze 1 ➜ https://amzn.to/3nm2au1 All my books on Amazon ➜ https://amzn.to/3xngwz5 My Links Website http://dandavisauthor.com/ Facebook:   / dandavisauthor   Twitter:   / dandaviswrites   Instagram:   / dandavisauthor   Bell Beaker reconstruction by Philip Edwin: https://www.deviantart.com/philipedwin/ Video Sources Great Orme Mines website ➜ https://www.greatormemines.info/resea... Video Chapters 00:00 the Largest Prehistoric Mine 00:48 Video Sponsorship 02:00 The Great Orme Copper Mine 05:14 Prehistoric Mining Tools 06:45 19th Century Discovery 07:37 Fire Setting to Weaken Rock 08:20 Lighting in Ancient Mines 09:22 Mining in Bronze Age Britain 10:21 The Great Orme Miners 11:00 The Great Chiefs of the Mine 12:33 The Mold Cape 13:17 Where did all that copper go?