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Huancavelica
Huancavelica
Colonial mercury town (Santa Bárbara)
Old dump ground Source-confirmed findsRestricted
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Sea potteryAlso reported: Colonial mercury-mining ground; verify status..
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: NPS (Public domain).
Why this spot
1650 trade / settlement era
Mercury source that fed Potosí silver amalgamation
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