Egyptian officials Recently announced the discovery of a 3000 year old mining complex, complete with remains of old houses, workshops and even baths.
The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiques reported that excavation was carried out in Jabal Sukari, located southwest of the city of Marsa Alam in the Red Sea board, according to a Facebook message published on 25 February.
The explanation explained that under the discoveries the remains of a mine camp were that date from three millennia. The “remains of a complete factory for extracting gold from quartzaders”, a translated version of the statement, included the “remains.
The camp was refined and there is proof of “crushing, grinding and pulverizing quartz stone, through filtration and sedimentation basins to the melting stage in clay ovens and gold extraction.”
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Archaeologists recently found miners, miners, worshiping and more in a recent excavation. (Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiques)
Interestingly, the living rooms of the miners were also discovered, together with “Workshops, Mijngebigs, Adoration, Administrative buildings, Ptolemaic Baden and Architectural elements from the Roman and Islamic eras,” the press release explained.
Archaeologists also found 628 Ostraca, which were broken pieces of pottery and stone that were used to write and draw. The Ostraca were written in hieroglyphic scripts, together with Egyptian Demotic and Greek.
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Excavation have also excavated various bronze coins from the Ptolemic era, plus “a large collection of terracotta images that display human and animal forms from the Greek-Roman period, and small stone images, some incomplete, from Bastet and Harpocrates, as well as five offering stabels.”
“In addition, a variety of earthenware vessels with different sizes, shapes and applications were found, including those for daily life, perfumes, medicines and incense, as well as a collection of beads made from gemstones and decorative tools made of manufactured shells,” the Facebook message added.
The old mining complex was found in the vicinity of Sukari Gold Mine, a modern mining site. (Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiques)
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The site was located near Sukari Gold Mine, who was opened in 2009, and officials noted that the excavated artifacts were moved to a “safe area” away from the activities of the modern mine.
In a statement, the Secretary-General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities noticed the importance of the project and said that the “understanding of the techniques of the ancient Egyptians has expanded to extract gold from rocks, and (helped historians to win) a better understanding of the social, religious and economic life in the industrial and economic workers in the industrial and economic workers” “
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Archaeologists found a variety of old stones and clay images. (Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiques)
Minister of Tourism and Antiques Sherif Fathy “expressed his happiness” about the discoveries, of which he said that “the historical secrets of this area reveal.”
“(Fathy) emphasized that this project is part of the ministry’s dedication to maintain the cultural heritage of Egypt and at the same time to be in accordance with the plan of the Egyptian state for development and economic projects,” the statement added.
The latest finds are among the many discoveries that have been made in Egypt so far in 2025. Last month, archaeologists came across the long -lost grave of King Thutmose II, Marking of the first Royal Tomb Discovery since 1922.
Egyptian officials say that the excavated structures ‘reveal the historical secrets of this area’. (Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiques)
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In January, archaeologists discovered the Tomb or Teti Neb Fu, An old doctor who treated Egyptian pharaohs.
