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Ramses the Great's Nubian Gold Mines: The Riches of Kush
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the vast gold mining operations that fueled Ramses the Great's building boom and military campaigns. They journey to the gold-rich regions of Wawat and Kush in Nubia, where the pharaoh's engineers extracted gold from quartz veins using fire-setting and grinding techniques. The hosts discuss the organization of labor, with prisoners of war and conscripted Egyptians working under the watchful eye of the Medjay police. They also touch on the geopolitical importance of controlling Nubian gold, which allowed Ramses to finance his temples, pay for…
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