While the author talks about how iron production is commonly (but mistakenly) represented in popular conceptions of the past, I appreciate the focus on mining i

While the author talks about how iron production is commonly (but mistakenly) represented in popular conceptions of the past, I appreciate the focus on mining in this article. It's yet another activity, essential to the historical economy, that I had never really thought about. It's interesting to get some insight on how these systems worked.