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Control over emerald mines in Egypt shifted from the Roman Empire to the Blemmyes during the Early Middle Ages, archaeologists have found.
Recent excavations suggest the Blemmyes assumed power of the Sikait mining site between the fourth and sixth centuries C.E.
‘Mons Smaragdus’ was the only place in Roman Empire where emeralds were found.
A topographic scan of Roman-era emerald mines in Egypt’s Eastern Desert has revealed scores of time locked chambers, tunnels and sacred spaces.
Roman Empire emerald mines may have fallen into the hands of nomads as early as the 4th century, new research has found.