The Barbegal watermill complex, a unique cluster of 16 Roman waterwheels in southern France, was the first known attempt in Europe to set up an industrial-scale complex of machines during the culmination of Roman Civilization in the 2nd century CE. Since the upper parts of the complex were destroyed and no traces of the wooden machinery survived, the mode of operation of these … [Read more...] about Researchers Unravel Enigma of Barbegal Watermills, World’s First Industrial Complex