Deep in Egypt’s Eastern Desert, a working industrial pit has given way to something far older and stranger than modern ...

Recently, archaeologists unearthed a 3,000-year-old Egyptian mining camp in the Sukari Mountains. Crews found evidence of ancient gold mining, processing, and purification. The archaeological ...

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Archaeologists uncovered a 3,000-year-old mining factory, worker houses and other ruins at Sukari gold mine, photos show and officials said. Screengrab from @momenelshenawy's YouTube video Seen from ...

Archaeologists excavating the 2,200-year-old ruins of a gold mining village in Ghozza found two sets of metal shackles, a study said. Photo from B. Redon via Redon (2025) and Antiquity Publications ...

Benjamin holds a Master's degree in anthropology from University College London and has previously worked in the fields of psychedelic neuroscience and mental health. Benjamin holds a Master's degree ...

Dolaucothi Gold Mines, the only known Roman gold mine in the UK, is now cared for by the National Trust and offers the rare ...

In the second century BCE, Greek historian and geographer Agatharchides wrote about the severe working conditions of the criminals and prisoners of war who toiled in ancient Egyptian gold mines: “And ...

Nothing on the surface of this scrubby expanse of western Nevada desert, overlooked by towering, craggy mountains, gives even ...