Ghozza — Eastern Desert Gold Mine and Fort
Ptolemaic to Roman (300 BCE–200 CE)·Ptolemaic Egyptian gold mining·🇪🇬 Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
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About Ghozza — Eastern Desert Gold Mine and Fort
Ghozza — Eastern Desert Gold Mine and Fort in Red Sea Governorate, Egypt is a Ptolemaic to Roman (300 BCE–200 CE) fortress attributed to Ptolemaic Egyptian gold mining. Gold mine and Ptolemaic fort 50 × 50 m with stamp mills and Ptolemaic ostraca at Wadi Ghozza. Klemm Ghozza gold mine with dry stone crushing circles and Ptolemaic Greek ostraca.
Why it mattersKey Ptolemaic Egyptian gold mining reference for transition
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Trade route evidence
- 02Neolithic origins
Theories
- 01Earliest farming model
- 02Desert port logistics
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 300 BCE
- Period
- Ptolemaic to Roman (300 BCE–200 CE)
- Culture
- Ptolemaic Egyptian gold mining
- Purpose
- Gold mine and Ptolemaic fort 50 × 50 m with stamp mills and Ptolemaic ostraca at Wadi Ghozza
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 300 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1950 CE
Modern excavation
On the ground
Structures & features
26.4300° N · 33.7700° E · 400 m · 3 mapped features
Ghozza — Eastern Desert Gold Mine and Fort — Fort Wall Section
wallWall circuit
26.4301° N · 33.7701° EGhozza — Eastern Desert Gold Mine and Fort — Inner Structure
chamberInner chamber
26.4298° N · 33.7701° EGhozza — Eastern Desert Gold Mine and Fort — Quarry Edge
quarryQuarry
26.4304° N · 33.7698° E