Which circumstance dramatically increased labor demands for ancient bronze production?

💡 Explanation

Greater effort became necessary in primitive mining as ore became depleted. This caused a reduction in metal supply. Therefore, bronze-making required more miners, rather than earthquakes or other disasters leading to slowdowns, because the cost of raw materials went up proportionally to the input of ore extraction.

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