From the ancient mining camp, the team unearthed what they believed to be a gold processing complex. Examinations unveiled ...

In 2014, a diver discovered 40 ingots of an alloy metal ... ve found evidence of orichalcum in ancient Roman coins. Most coins from this era were made of gold, silver, bronze, or copper.

Photo from B. Redon via Redon (2025) and Antiquity Publications Ltd While excavating the ruins of an ancient gold mining village in Egypt, archaeologists uncovered some eerie artifacts ...

Similar shackles have been found in ancient silver mines at Laurion, Greece. After Alexander’s conquest, Hellenistic engineers travelled to Egypt to open gold mines and might have imported not ...