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The catacombs were extensively mined limestone for literally a thousand years. They are creepy and spooky and interesting AF. What I do not understand is the o
by samstave 4y ago
The catacombs were extensively mined limestone for literally a thousand years.
They are creepy and spooky and interesting AF. What I do not understand is the origins of them and how they were so important such that they held prominence for such a long time - what was their primary resource/service they were providing?
- ggm 4y agoAfter the limestone, the primary role was not to be a cost centre. Repurposing them as charnel houses was a marginal use at best. I believe some mushroom farming and wine cellaring happened but they became economic wasteland, more than productive after the limestone mining.