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Extraction pits, worked exposures, mines, and other kinds of working areas where natural substances and raw materials such as stone, flint, or metal ores were obtained.

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in The Oxford Encyclopedia of Economic History Length: 1351 words
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in The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Archaeology (2) Length: 28 words
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