Aside from its well-documented mythology, another thing mysterious and appealing about ancient Egypt is its gold. Just recently, archaeologists from the University of Chicago's Oriental Institute have unearthed an ancient gold-processing and panning camp along the Nile River, revealing where the once-mighty kingdom obtained its resources.

The said camp is located about 800 miles south of Cairo, somewhere in the north region of Sudan. Archaeologists believe that this camp was utilized by Kushites who formerly ruled Sudan. Expedition co-leader Geoff Emberling explained,

Based on what we've found, the kingdom of Kush was significantly larger and more powerful than anyone thought. The process probably went like this: "We send you the trinkets, you send us the bags of gold and we give you more status". The kingdom of Kush and the Egyptians were close trading buddies.