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.
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Shackles Used On Ancient Egyptian Slaves In A Gold Mine Were Uncovered By Archaeologists
More than 20 sites in Egypt have been excavated by the French Archaeological Mission since 1994. Excavations were mainly ...
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Archaeologists In Egypt Have Uncovered Shackles Used To Chain Victims Of Forced Labor In An Ancient Gold Mine
French researchers have unearthed disturbing artifacts in Egypt's Eastern Desert: iron shackles that were once used to chain ...
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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.
2,200-year-old shackles discovered at ancient Egyptian gold mine
In a study published March 13 in the journal Antiquity, Redon detailed the rare discovery of shackles at Ghozza, the ...
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Ancient shackles testify to brutality of Egypt’s gold mines
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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Gold mining then and now
Today, gold mining companies focus on environmental, social and governance aspects. This used to be different.
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2,200-year-old shackles found at gold mining village in Egypt. ‘The harsh reality’
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 ...