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Nomads may have taken over Egypt’s emerald mines before the fall of the Roman Empire

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | March 03, 2022 | 4:53 am Education News Suppliers & Equipment Africa Europe Diamond 

New research by archaeologists from the Autonomous University of Barcelona and the University of Warsaw found that Roman Empire emerald mines may have fallen into the hands of nomads as early as the 4th century. Following two recent dig seasons...

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