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    Barbegal aqueduct and mills - Wikipedia

    The Barbegal site is located 12 kilometres east northeast of Arles near Fontvieille, where the Arles aqueduct passed near a steep escarpment. The mills consisted of 16 water wheels in two parallel sets of eight descending a steep hillside. There are substantial masonry remains of the water channels and โ€ฆ See more

    The Barbegal aqueduct and mills was a Roman watermill complex located on the territory of the commune of Fontvieille, Bouches-du-Rhône, near the town of Arles, in southern France. The complex has been referred to as โ€ฆ See more

    Vertical water mills were well known to the Romans, being described by Vitruvius in his De architectura of 25 BC, and mentioned by โ€ฆ See more

    The English science historian James Burke examines Roman watermill technology such as that of the Barbegal aqueduct and mill,โ€ฆ See more

    โ€ข Amouretti, M.-C.: 'Barbegal: de l'histoire des fouilles a l'histoire des moulins', Provence Historique, 167โ€“8 (1992), pp. 135โ€“49
    โ€ข Bellamy, R. B. &โ€ฆ See more

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    Visitors to Barbegal may park where a minor road (Route de Lโ€™Aqueduc) crosses the massive remains of the original aqueduct, and, with โ€ฆ See more

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  3. Barbegal Aqueduct and Mill - History and Facts

    webNov 24, 2020 · Home. Travel. France. Barbegal Aqueduct and Mill. Fontvieille, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France. The fascinating Roman โ€ฆ

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    • Engineering Secrets of Barbegal Mills, The Worldโ€™s First โ€ฆ

      webNov 15, 2020 · The Barbegal aqueduct and mills are located 7.47 miles (12 kilometers) north of Arles. The mills were fed by the Arles aqueduct and โ€ฆ

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    • France: Barbegal watermills - World Archaeology

      webJul 30, 2012 · Barbegal watermills. Barbegal is a unique site in that it represents a transitional period in design from the early animal-driven mills to the water-powered machines, clearly demonstrated by the shape of โ€ฆ

    • The second century CE Roman watermills of Barbegal

      webSep 5, 2018 · The second century CE Roman watermill complex of Barbegal, France, is regarded as one of the first industrial complexes in human history. The 16 water wheels are no longer extant as all โ€ฆ

    • Reconstructing the hydraulics of the worldโ€™s first industrial โ€ฆ

    • Aqueduto e moinhos de Barbegal โ€“ Wikipédia, a enciclopédia livre