The gold and silver mines of ancient Greece produced the metals needed to forge empires and lay the foundations of Western ...

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

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

Greece's new National Geological Museum has opened its doors to the public, showcasing the country's rich mineral wealth.

Archaeologists have unearthed a chilling discovery at an ancient Egyptian gold mine—two sets of iron shackles dating back 2,200 years. The find, located at the Ghozza mine in Egypt’s Eastern Desert, ...

After Alexander the Great conquered Egypt in 332 BC, a gold rush swept the kingdom, during which nearly 40 mines were ...

The shackles are similar to those found in Laurion, an ancient silver mine in southern Attica, Greece, where slave labor was employed under comparable conditions. The use of shackles suggests that ...

Ancient Greeks made their coins by extracting silver from lead-rich ore. Greece’s mining and smelting operations ended up seriously polluting Earth’s atmosphere, as modern scientists have ...