The idea was to construct a ‘magic box’, in which a coin can be placed in one of a number of slots, and then be able to remotely be able to determine the slot by means unseen. Obviously ...

Archaeologists recently unearthed an impressive mining complex dating back 3,000 years, which had been used to extract gold and pulverize and filter quartz.

Archaeologists have struck gold after Egyptian officials announced the discovery of a 3,000-year-old mining settlement buried beneath the sands. Dubbed the 'Lost City of Gold', the site has revealed a ...

The long-lost city of Aten, near Luxor, was initially discovered in 2021 and has now been fully excavated, offers insights ...

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Cleopatra was the last of the Egyptian Pharaohs. This bronze coin, from the University of Glasgow's Hunterian Museum, is one of the best surviving examples of the rare portraits of Cleopatra.

Archaeologists spent the past two years excavating the ruins of a 3,000-year-old mining camp at Sukari Mountain, Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities said in a Feb. 25 Facebook post. The ...