Shackles Found in Egyptian Gold Mine Reveal the Human Toll of Ancient Wealth
The artifacts reveal the harsh working conditions in ancient Egyptian gold mines under the rule of the Ptolemaic dynasty.
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The Gold Trail of the Mycenaeans: Where Did Their Treasures Come From?
New insights reveal where Bronze Age Mycenae's gold may have originated, from Thrace to Egypt and further afield.
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These 2,200-Year-Old Shackles Reveal The Dark Side of Egypt’s Ancient Gold Mines
At the edge of Egypt’s vast Eastern Desert, archaeologists have unearthed haunting evidence of an ancient dark history — ...
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Egyptian Empire Was Built Around Cruelty, Skeletons With Iron Shackles Found in 2,300-Yr-Old Gold Mine Reveal Grim Reality
Egyptian Empire Was Built Around Cruelty, Skeletons With Iron Shackles Found in 2,300-Yr-Old Gold Mine Reveal Grim Reality ...
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Gold and Silver Mines Forged the Glory of Ancient Greece
The gold and silver mines of ancient Greece produced the metals needed to forge empires and lay the foundations of Western ...
2,200-year-old shackles found at gold mining village in Egypt. ‘The harsh reality’
The gold extracted from these mines helped finance the ambitions of Egypt’s rulers, but it came at a significant human cost.” ...
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2,200-year-old shackles found at gold mining village in Egypt. ‘The harsh reality’
Redon via Redon (2025) and Antiquity Publications Ltd While excavating the ruins of an ancient gold mining village in Egypt, archaeologists uncovered some eerie artifacts: two sets of shackles ...
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2,200-year-old shackles found at gold mining village in Egypt. ‘The harsh reality’
While excavating the ruins of an ancient gold mining village in Egypt, archaeologists uncovered some eerie artifacts: two sets of shackles intended for humans. The finds offer a rarely seen ...