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Medieval Africans Had a Unique Process for Purifying Gold With Glass - Atlas Obscura
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That's awesome! I had no idea about the different methods for refining gold.
Tadmekka is part of my realm in my current Crusader Kings III campaign, so this caught my eye. It's fun to play in the Sahara desert and still find ways to build a strong economy through irrigation, mining, and trading.