The artifacts reveal the harsh working conditions in ancient Egyptian gold mines under the rule of the Ptolemaic dynasty.

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

Similar shackles have been found in ancient silver mines at Laurion, Greece. After Alexander’s conquest, Hellenistic engineers travelled to Egypt to open gold mines and might have imported not ...

A rchaeologists have unearthed a chilling discovery at an ancient Egyptian gold mine—two sets of iron shackles dating back 2,200 years. The find, located at the Ghozza mine in Egypt’s Eastern ...

Managing Director and Vice Chairman of AngloGold Ashanti’s Sukari Gold Mine, as well as the representative of AngloGold in Egypt. Following the signing ceremony, Badawi stated that this agreement is ...

Iqat is one of three gold mines in Egypt in production, he explained. In 2022, Egypt’s first large-scale modern gold mine Sukari, which was established in 2009, celebrated its five millionth ...

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Photo from B. 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 ...