Recently, officials uncovered a mining establishment from ancient times in Egypt, stated Archaeology Magazine. The discovery ...

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

Crews uncovered plenty more, including Ptolemaic bronze coins, terracotta figurines ... on both the find and the life of ancient Egyptian gold miners.

"The shackles complement an ancient text that describes the living ... to Egypt during the Ptolemaic period. The mined Egyptian gold would have helped fund Ptolemy I's military campaigns at ...

Archaeologists have discovered a 2,600-year-old pot containing gold jewellery and statuettes of a family of gods at an ancient Egyptian temple. The artefacts found at the site included beads ...