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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These 2,200-Year-Old Shackles Reveal The Dark Side of Egypt’s Ancient Gold Mines
At the edge of Egypt’s vast Eastern Desert, archaeologists have unearthed haunting evidence of an ancient dark history — ...
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2,200-year-old shackles discovered at ancient Egyptian gold mine
A complete set of iron shackles found at the Ghozza mine in Egypt. | Credit: Bérangère Redon / French Archaeological Mission at the Eastern Desert; Antiquity Publications Ltd. Two sets of iron ...
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Iron shackles found at Ghozza suggest at least some gold miners during Egypt's Ptolemaic period were slaves
Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Iron shackles discovered at a Ghozza dig site in Egypt indicate that some gold miners during the Ptolemaic period were subjected to forced labor. The site, which ...
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2,200-year-old shackles found at gold mining village in Egypt. ‘The harsh reality’
There, archaeologists found two sets of iron shackles, Redon said. Photos show the metal artifacts during excavations and after being cleaned. One set of ancient metal shackles found at Ghozza.
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Iron shackles found in Egypt reveal forced labor in ancient gold mines
In 2023, a team of archaeologists from the French Institute of Oriental Archaeology, led by historian Bérangère Redon, found iron shackles during excavations in Ghozza, a mining settlement in ...