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

The Domus Aurea, or Golden House, was the sprawling palace of the Roman emperor Nero. Archaeologists recently uncovered a chunk of Egyptian blue ingot, an example of the opulence of the palace itself.

The ancient Egyptians are known for their love of bling, and excavations near the coastal city of Marsa Alam have now revealed new details as to how gold was extracted in the days of the pharaohs.

This story appears in the May 2017 issue of National Geographic magazine. Crime scene investigators are about to get an assist from the land of the pharaohs. New research has shown that a pigment ...

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