This ASMR story is an exploration of the history of mining, from prehistory to our times. I tell you about the first extraction sites for stones or pigments in the paleolithic, how mining developped during the Bronze and Iron Ages, through medieval times, and finally how it entered modernity. Mining continues to be vital to modern economies, and also transformed industrialized societies since the Industrial Revolution, as miners developped a new identity and fought for more rights in social conflicts that oftened spilled over to the rest of society.

Credits: Script and narration by the French Whisperer, visuals by the French Whisperer, under Wikipedia Commons, or under license from Panthermedia, Canstock, Shutterstock and Freepik. Sound effects and music from the YouTube Audio Library for Creators.

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Timestamps:
0:00 History of Mining
3:49 Prehistory
11:29 Bronze Age
16:48 Fire-Setting, Hushing and Roman Mining
26:03 Middle Ages and Thirst for Iron
35:44 Mechanization and Civilization of Coal
45:04 Social World of Miners
53:48 Modern Mining