The northernmost gold mine from this period was located at Ghozza and operated during the second half of the third century ...

Archaeologists have unearthed a chilling discovery at an ancient Egyptian gold mine—two sets of iron shackles dating back ...

Crews found evidence of ancient gold mining, processing, and purification. The archaeological discovery has been moved and used to recreate the camp nearly two miles away. The gold buried in the ...

Gold’s allure can be traced back thousands of years to ancient civilizations. Initially used as an adornment rather than a means of trade, gold was mainly reserved for prestige and religious ...

The Temple of Karnak is one of Egypt's most significant complexes, boasting as many as twenty temples and chapels that have provided great insight into ancient Egyptian religious ...

The gold extracted from these mines helped finance the ambitions of Egypt’s rulers, but it came at a significant human cost.” ...

Archaeologists uncovered a 3,000-year-old mining factory, worker houses and other ruins at Sukari gold mine ... also very ancient. Archaeologists spent the past two years excavating the ruins ...

Find rare, 2,500-year-old gold and silver Greek and Roman coins ... The Greek coins were struck by some of the most powerful city-states and rulers of the ancient world, such as Athens, Corinth and ...

Aerial view of ancient gold mining camp found in Egypt. Credit: Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities of Egypt After two years of intense archaeological work, the wait is over. The Egyptian Ministry of ...