Egypt uncovers the remains of a mining camp dating back over 3,000 years

 

The project included archaeological excavations, documentation, and restoration of discovered architectural elements, which were relocated to a safer site 3 kilometers north of the original location, away from the ongoing modern mining activities at the Sukkari Mine.

 

 

 

Dr. Mohamed Ismail Khaled, Secretary-General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, stated that the excavations revealed the remains of a mining camp dating back over 3,000 years. The site contains the remnants of a fully integrated gold extraction facility, where gold was extracted from quartz veins through processes including crushing, grinding, filtration, sedimentation, and smelting in clay furnaces.

 

Khaled emphasized that this discovery has provided valuable insights into the techniques used by ancient Egyptians to extract gold from rock, as well as a better understanding of the social, religious, and economic life of miners in industrial cities in the Eastern Desert throughout history.