Egypt
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=1540&ncid=1540&e=1&u=/afp/20040504/sc_afp/egypt_antiquities_040504192007
"A Belgian archaeological mission to Egypt discovered a Pharaonic housing compound close to a gold mine in mountains along the Red Sea. . . . Mineshafts and holes, with huts for laborers spread around them, were uncovered, in addition to a huge number of stone instruments used to cut the gold-bearing rocks."
- Centamin Mines Pharaohs’ Gold
FT.com (William MacNamara) A mine known to the pharaohs has re-entered service as modern Egypt’s only large gold producer. A papyrus map indicates that the Sukari gold deposit, in Egypt’s eastern desert near the Red Sea, was mined during the time...
- Exhibition: Gold
http://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/gold/There's an exhibition at the moment at the American Museum of Natural History (New York) which looks at gold, including its geological context, how it is extracted and its use in different ancient socieities. Having...
- Pharonic Gold Mine Areas Yield New Possibilities
http://www.sis.gov.eg/online/html12/o300625k.htm The Minister of Oil, Sameh Fahmi has announced that three gold mines have been discovered in al-Ela1qi Valley, South of Eastern desert. "An Australian company discovered the three sites and said that the...
- Egypt Steps Up Calls On Germany To Return Nefertiti Bust
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- More On The Alexandrian University
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=624&ncid=753&e=10&u=/ap/20040526/ap_on_sc/egypt_ancient_university A short update about the results of the Polish team who are excavating the legendary University at AlexandriaEgyptology News Blog, Andie...
Egypt
Pharaonic gold miners' housing compound discovered near Red Sea
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=1540&ncid=1540&e=1&u=/afp/20040504/sc_afp/egypt_antiquities_040504192007
"A Belgian archaeological mission to Egypt discovered a Pharaonic housing compound close to a gold mine in mountains along the Red Sea. . . . Mineshafts and holes, with huts for laborers spread around them, were uncovered, in addition to a huge number of stone instruments used to cut the gold-bearing rocks."
- Centamin Mines Pharaohs’ Gold
FT.com (William MacNamara) A mine known to the pharaohs has re-entered service as modern Egypt’s only large gold producer. A papyrus map indicates that the Sukari gold deposit, in Egypt’s eastern desert near the Red Sea, was mined during the time...
- Exhibition: Gold
http://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/gold/There's an exhibition at the moment at the American Museum of Natural History (New York) which looks at gold, including its geological context, how it is extracted and its use in different ancient socieities. Having...
- Pharonic Gold Mine Areas Yield New Possibilities
http://www.sis.gov.eg/online/html12/o300625k.htm The Minister of Oil, Sameh Fahmi has announced that three gold mines have been discovered in al-Ela1qi Valley, South of Eastern desert. "An Australian company discovered the three sites and said that the...
- Egypt Steps Up Calls On Germany To Return Nefertiti Bust
...
- More On The Alexandrian University
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=624&ncid=753&e=10&u=/ap/20040526/ap_on_sc/egypt_ancient_university A short update about the results of the Polish team who are excavating the legendary University at AlexandriaEgyptology News Blog, Andie...