In the second century BCE, Greek historian and geographer Agatharchides wrote about the severe working conditions of the criminals and prisoners of war who toiled in ancient Egyptian gold mines: “And ...

In 2023, a team of archaeologists from the French Institute of Oriental Archaeology, led by historian Bérangère Redon, found ...

Four people were arrested in connection to the theft of a 3,000-year-old bracelet that belonged to an ancient Egyptian pharaoh, according to a report. The Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced ...

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 Publications ...

After Alexander the Great conquered Egypt in 332 BC, a gold rush swept the kingdom, during which nearly 40 mines were operating. Bérangère Redon at the HiSoMA Laboratory in Lyon, France, reports an ...

The 3,000-year-old gold and lapis bracelet, once owned by Pharaoh Amenemope, was being restored ahead of a loan to a museum in Rome. A similar gold and lapis lazuli bracelet recently went missing from ...

A photo of the bracelet has been sent to Egyptian airports, seaports and border crossings to prevent it being smuggled out of the country [Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities] Authorities ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The gold coin was likely minted between 241 and 246 B.C. in Alexandria, Egypt, archaeologists say ...

When it was made: Around 1473 B.C. This amulet, shaped like a scarab beetle, was discovered in the tomb of an ancient Egyptian noblewoman named Hatnefer. But the charm, which was intended to assist ...

Earlier this month, an ancient Egyptian bracelet was stolen from a restoration lab in Cairo’s Egyptian Museum. Dating back 3,000 years, the gold artifact had belonged to Amenemope, a pharaoh who ruled ...