The UK is home to many ancient sites, but few are as fascinating as the abandoned Roman gold mines hidden in the Welsh ...

Public ceremonies, lavish processions, and temporary wooden arches were commonplace after victory in Ancient Rome. But during the height of its power, the emperor decided to change that and leave a ...

CRESCENT CITY COIN CLUB SHOW: The Crescent City Coin Club will host a show March 29, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., at The Landing Ballroom, ...

The co-founder of the far-right Front National party, who died on January 7, had, in life, become a repulsive figure in his ...

It was an empire comprised of different cultures of Eastern Europe, Asia Minor, West Asia, and North Africa. In the course of the 1,100 ... ruler to ever put her face on both sides of her gold coins.

A vast coin collection, much of which was buried underground for more than 50 years, is expected to fetch in excess of $100 ...

After Alexander the Great conquered Egypt in 332 BC, a gold rush swept the kingdom, during which nearly 40 mines were ...

West Africa has been a renowned gold mining hub for centuries, dating back to the ancient Ghana empire, which earned its reputation as the “Land of Gold” because of its abundant reserves and ...

Rosalind Morris digs deep via ethnography, history, personal testimony, and political thought to tell the story about the ...

Archaeologists recently unearthed an impressive mining complex dating back 3,000 years, which had been used to extract gold and pulverize and filter quartz.