The discovery is a strong evidence to forced labor in gold mining operations during the Ptolemaic period, according to Phys.org. The excavations at Ghozza, initiated in 2020, revealed two major ...

Archaeologists excavating the 2,200-year-old ruins of a gold mining village in Ghozza found two sets of metal shackles, a study said. Photo from B. Redon via Redon (2025) and Antiquity ...

Arab Finance: Gold prices in Egypt surged on Tuesday, with the 24-karat going up to EGP 4,845.75 per gram for buying and EGP 4,885.75 for selling, iSagha’s data revealed. Likewise, the 22-karat gold ...

As Redon notes, Egypt has a long history of gold mining, with sites spread across the country. In this new effort, he focuses most specifically on the Ptolemaic period, which arose after the ...

His coffin was also recently restored at the museum’s new state-of-the-art conservation ... at the Grand Egyptian Museum include a 4,000 year old preserved crocodile, the gold-plated remains ...

Archaeologists in Egypt have unearthed a 2,600-year-old pot containing gold jewellery and statuettes ... one of the most important ancient Egyptian shrines dating back almost 4,000 years.

The ancient Egyptians sure loved gold, and it seems they saw human suffering ... highlighting the cruelty and callousness upon which the Egyptian empire was built. Describing the disturbing ...

According to the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, the stash of jewelry found included gold and metal rings, as well as a three-god statue. Mohamed Abdel-Badii, head of Egyptian ...