Roman water wheel
Roman water wheel, located in the Archaeological Museum of Huelva (southern Spain). The object was found in 1928 in the Rio Tinto mine; dated 1st-2nd century CE. The water wheel was used in the ancient ore mine to remove water and replaced the trowel of people and animals.
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