After Alexander the Great conquered Egypt in 332 BC, a gold rush swept the kingdom, during which nearly 40 mines were ...
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Archaeologists In Egypt Have Uncovered Shackles Used To Chain Victims Of Forced Labor In An Ancient Gold MineFrench researchers have unearthed disturbing artifacts in Egypt's Eastern Desert: iron shackles that were once used to chain ...
Archaeologists have found a 2,200-year-old Greek pyramid-shaped structure near the Dead Sea, believed to be a former desert ...
The gold extracted from these mines helped finance the ambitions of Egypt’s rulers, but it came at a significant human cost.” ...
In a study published March 13 in the journal Antiquity, Redon detailed the rare discovery of shackles at Ghozza, the ...
Animals in ancient Egypt were mummified for use as votive offerings ... where they naturally mummified in the dry desert heat. In high demand, the crocodiles had likely been hunted in the fifth ...
In 2023, a team of archaeologists from the French Institute of Oriental Archaeology, led by historian Bérangère Redon, found ...
One set of ancient metal shackles found ... “Beneath the grandeur of Egypt’s wealth and the imposing mountains of the Eastern Desert lies a history of exploitation,” Redon said.
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