Egyptian archaeologists unearth treasures from ancient mining complex

Egyptian officials recently announced the discovery of a 3,000 -year -old mining complex, with remains of old houses, workshops and even baths.

The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities indicated that the excavation had been carried out in Jabal Sukari, located southwest of the city of Marsa Alam in the Governor of the Red Sea, according to an article on Facebook published on February 25.

The statement explained that among the discoveries there were the remains of a mining camp dating from three millennia. It included “the remains of a complete factory to extract gold from the quartz veins”, a translated version of the indicated statement.

The camp was sophisticated, and there is proof of “crushing, crushing and spraying the quartz stone, passing through filtration and sedimentation basins at the fusion stadium in clay ovens and the extraction of gold”.

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Archaeologists have recently found mining sites, minor houses, places of worship and more in recent excavation. (Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities)

Interestingly, the housing of minors have also been discovered, as well as “workshops, mining areas, places of worship, administrative buildings, ptolemaic baths and architectural elements of Roman and Islamic eras”, said the press release.

Archaeologists also found 628 Ostraca, which were broken pottery and stone pieces that were used to write and shoot. The Ostraca were written in hieroglyphic scripts, as well as Egyptian demotic and Greek.

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The excavators also discovered several bronze pieces in the Ptolemaic era, as well as “a large collection of terracotta statues representing human and animal forms from the Greco-Roman period, and small stone statues, certain incomplete, Bastet and Harpocrats, as well as five tables offering the Ptolemaic era.”

“In addition, a variety of pottery vessels of different sizes, shapes and uses have been found, including those of daily life, perfumes, drugs and incense, as well as a collection of pearls made from precious stones and decorative tools made from designed shells,” added the Facebook post.

The old mining complex was found near the Sukari gold mine, a modern mining site. (Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities)

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The site was located near Sukari Gold Mine, which opened in 2009, and those in charge noted that the Damren artifacts were moved to a “safe zone” far from the activities of the modern mine.

In a press release, the Secretary General of the Supreme Antiquities Council noted the importance of the project and declared that he extended “understanding of the techniques used by the ancient Egyptians to extract the gold from the rocks, and [helped historians gain] A better understanding of the social, religious and economic life of minors in the industrial cities of the eastern desert through the ages. “”

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Archaeologists have found a variety of old stone and clay statues. (Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities)

The Minister of Tourism and Antiquities, Sherif Fathy “expressed his happiness” about discoveries, which, according to him, “reveal the historical secrets of this region”.

“”[Fathy] underlined that this project is part of the ministry’s commitment to preserving the cultural heritage of Egypt while aligning itself on the Egyptian state plan for development and economic projects, “added the press release.

The latest discoveries are among the many discoveries that have been made in Egypt so far in 2025. Last month, archaeologists fell on the long lost tomb of King Thutmose II, marking the first discovery of the royal tomb since 1922.