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

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

What it is: A gold funerary mask of a man's face Where it is from: Mycenae, an archaeological site in southern Greece When it was made: Circa 1500 B.C. Related: Phaistos Disk: 3,000-year-old ...