While some became ghost towns, others still stand today, offering a glimpse into the past. From historic saloons to Victorian ...

Feel as though you've stepped back in time at this gold rush-era town that was once desolate but is now home to preserved shops, a train, and other attractions.

Small-scale gold mining is still practiced in the surrounding ... Locals boast about the authentic, old-fashioned town feel, and the town has published a walking guide to its historic downtown.

While the term "ghost town" may sound like a village haunted by spirits, it actually refers to an old, abandoned city ... The restored former gold mining town boasts many original log structures ...

These activities, along with a host of others, can be had on a family trip to the gold mining towns across the western ... State Railroad Museum in Old Sacramento's pedestrian-friendly district.

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

While excavating the ruins of an ancient gold mining village in Egypt ... glimpse into “the harsh reality of mining.” The French Archaeological Mission at the Eastern Desert began excavating a ...

Recently, archaeologists unearthed a 3,000-year-old Egyptian mining camp in the Sukari Mountains. Crews found evidence of ancient gold mining, processing, and purification. The archaeological ...

"This discovery is crucial for understanding the advanced mining techniques applied by the ancient Egyptians," said Dr. Khaled, according to Enikos. The excavations revealed a complex gold ...

Archaeologists excavating the 2,200-year-old ruins of a gold mining village in Ghozza found two sets of metal shackles, a study said. Photo from B. Redon via Redon (2025) and Antiquity ...