Location:
Egypt
Coordinates:
25.0000, 34.0000
Events at Eastern Desert (2)
2500 BC
ID: 5336
Nubian gold mines established - Eastern Desert mines supply Egyptian wealth, inscriptions describe waterless 12-day journeys
ID: 5336
1500 BC
ID: 5337
Peak of Nubian gold production - thousands die in Eastern Desert mines, gold funds Egyptian empire and monumental architecture
ID: 5337