Mons Smaragdus
Coordinates: 24 ° 46 ′ 16 ″ N , 34 ° 43 ′ 5 ″ E
Mons Smaragdus refers to several ancient beryl mines in the upper Wadi Gemal (eastern desert, Egypt ). According to archaeological finds, they were operated from the 1st to the 5th century AD.
References
- Nugrus
- Khesm Umm Kabu
- Sikait
literature
- René TJ Chappers: Roman food prints at Berenike. Archaeobotanical evidence of subsistence and trade in the eastern desert of Egypt . Cotsen Institute of Archeology, Los Angeles CA 2006, ISBN 1-931745-26-9 , ( University of California, Cotsen Institute of Archeology Monograph 55), ( Berenike reports 6).