The artifacts reveal the harsh working conditions in ancient Egyptian gold mines under the rule of the Ptolemaic dynasty.

Archaeologists have unearthed a chilling discovery at an ancient Egyptian gold mine—two sets of iron shackles dating back ...

New discoveries at a 2,300-year-old gold mine reveal that some workers may have been forced to extract the material with heavy iron shackles around their ankles, highlighting the cruelty and ...

At the edge of Egypt’s vast Eastern Desert, archaeologists have unearthed haunting evidence of an ancient dark history — ...

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 ...

Today, gold mining companies focus on environmental, social and governance aspects. This used to be different.

New insights reveal where Bronze Age Mycenae's gold may have originated, from Thrace to Egypt and further afield.

Gold was originally highly prized for its decorative value, used in jewellery and ornamentation by many ancient peoples ...