• Tavarin@lemmy.ca
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      11 months ago

      Bring a live translation device, and program it with whatever the expected language is. That alone would be magic to them. And you don;t need to go to a copper mine, there were markets for processed copper. Pulling it into wire is just a case of roughly forming it into a cylinder, then pulling that cylinder through successively smaller holes. A local smith could help you with that.

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      11 months ago

      You literally could just go dig some yourself while they’re away and procure it that way.

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        11 months ago

        What do you think copper ore looks like? What tools would you use?

        Ancient mining was a punishment, generally a death sentence. It’s hard work often overseen by a slave master.

        Copper ore isn’t concentrated copper either a lot of ore goes into a little copper. There’s a reason only the really wealthy had copper items.

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          11 months ago

          Well, in this scenario we’d presumably have our electronic devices with us anyway, so it’s honestly a moot point.