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

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The project was soon dubbed 'Reviving the Ancient City of Gold' and slowly led to the restoration of this ancient site. It ...

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.

Known as a stater or Croeseid, the coin represents a key turning point ... establishing diplomatic ties and trade relationships with Egypt, Greece and Babylon. This trade was facilitated through ...