cavamonti
English translation: diggers
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peer agreement (net): +2diggers Explanation: His parties of local diggers, called the “cavamonti”, burrowed through walls decorated with paintings, hacked through mosaics, cut through doors, all to find valuable objects. http://www.kafs.co.uk/pdf/mag-10-pt1.pdf These operations, which were often extremely dangerous, were carried out by diggers known as cavamonti (drilling tools for wells and quarries, used during the first archaeological digs by the Bourbon) under the rigid control of a group of military engineers coordinated by de Alcubierre. http://www.pompeiviva.it/pv/en/tecnichescavoerestauro_174817... |
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