New research shows how trade rooted in local resource differences and the conflicts it sparked, made ancient Greek ...

Remarkably similar restraints were uncovered at the ancient Greek silver mines of Laurion. This suggests that Greek engineers likely introduced their mining technology — and possibly forced ...

Though mining in ancient Egypt dates back as far as 1500 ... They also resemble other shackles discovered in a Greek silver mine in the 1870s. Among other evidence, the resemblance suggests ...

These mines were probably opened at a very early period, but the precise date does not appear. The ore, "or silver earth," as the Greeks called ... products of tiiese ancient metallic operations ...

Originating in Ancient Greece in the sixth century BCE ... and entered circulation following the discovery of the vast silver mines at Laurion in Attica. Minted to the Attic standard of 4.3 ...

Ancient Greece ... in northeastern Greece, near the island of Thasos. Prior archaeological evidence suggests Thasos was one of the region’s most significant sites for silver mining and metalwork ...

Earlier this week, Greek archaeologists announced they had uncovered an ancient aqueduct built by a Roman emperor along with more than two dozen silver coins. Kerry Breen is a news editor at ...

Similar shackles have been found in ancient silver mines at Laurion, Greece. After Alexander’s conquest, Hellenistic engineers travelled to Egypt to open gold mines and might have imported not ...

On the Greek island of Sifnos, a maze of footpaths weaves through wild olive trees and terraced green fields into the ancient past ... travelers to age-old silver mines, wildflower meadows ...

Archaeologists uncovered a treasure trove of ancient Egyptian and Greek artifacts. It included gold and silver trinkets, likely used in ritual ceremonies to bless the pharaohs. They were found on ...

But the writings of the ancient historian Tacitus reveal that the Roman governor Curtius Rufus’s efforts to mine silver in the area failed in the year 47 A.D. Expecting untold riches ...