Gold Coin Process Re-Created
An experiment based on an analysis of the ceramic molds discovered by archaeologists excavating the medieval markets of Tadmekka, Mali appears to have identified the process through which the gold ore for locally issued gold coins was refined about a thousand years ago.
Tadmekka was an early Islamic Trans-Sahara market town along the caravan routes in Africa. West African gold, slaves, and ivory originating in Gao
