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.
Greek Reporter3d
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.
ZME Science on MSN2d
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 — ...
Front Page Detectives on MSN4d
Egyptian Empire Was Built Around Cruelty, Skeletons With Iron Shackles Found in 2,300-Yr-Old Gold Mine Reveal Grim Reality
Gold was extracted from Egyptian mines through forced labor to finance the wars and expansion of the ancient kingdom.
Tomb of Egyptian general linked to Ramses III found at Tell el-Maschuta
Archaeologists found a gold ring with the pharaoh's name, bronze arrowheads, and inscribed pottery vessels indicating the ...
Biltmore Estate's 'Tutankhamun: His Tomb and His Treasures' exhibit opens: Take the tour
"Tutankhamun: His Tomb and His Treasures" exhibition coincides with the 130th anniversary of Biltmore Estate’s opening in ...
The Manila Times5d
Apollo Art Auctions Presents: Fine Ancient Art & Antiquities - The Prince Collection
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The Secrets of an Ancient Death Ritual May Be Hidden in the Tomb of King Tut
The discovery of artifacts near the sarcophagus of Tutankhamun may be the oldest known evidence of a ritual known as the ...
New York Magazine1d
The Great 21st-Century Treasure Hunt
Was there a better way to spend the past decade than on a maddening, deadly, brain-scrambling search for gold hidden ...