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The tomb includes the shrouded remains of an elite male, dubbed the "Lord of Huarmey," and six other people, some of whom may have first been buried elsewhere and brought to the tomb later.

Gold and silver treasures discovered with 'elite craftspeople' burials near powerful Wari queen's tomb

By Tom Metcalfe published

Archaeologists excavating a site north of Lima have unearthed a 1,300-year-old ornate tomb from the Wari era of Peru.

Archaeology
Two silver coins from the Islamic era found behind a temple in Egypt.

Hoard of Islamic era gold and silver coins found behind Egyptian temple

By Jennifer Nalewicki published

Researchers in Egypt uncovered hundreds of gold and silver coins.

Archaeology
A gold coin minted during the reign of Byzantine Emperor Constantine IX may show a supernova that lit up the sky for more than a year.

Rare Byzantine coin may show a 'forbidden' supernova explosion from A.D. 1054

By Brandon Specktor published

A rare Byzantine gold coin may depict the ancient supernova SN 1054 in clear defiance of the church.

Human Behavior
During a kitchen renovation, contractors found approximately $300,000 worth of gold coins hidden beneath the floorboards.

Gold coin hoard worth $300K found beneath kitchen floor in England

By Jennifer Nalewicki last updated

Homeowners in England found a stash of gold coins hidden under the floorboards in their kitchen.

Human Behavior
Freedivers in Spain notified the authorities after finding a handful of gold coins dating to the fall of the Western Roman Empire

Amateur freedivers find gold treasure dating to the fall of the Roman Empire

By Laura Geggel last updated

Amateur freedivers found a giant stash of gold coins dating to the fall of the Western Roman Empire.

Romans
a gold bar looted from the Aztecs in the 1620s

Massive Gold Bar Unearthed in Mexico Was Looted Aztec Treasure

By Yasemin Saplakoglu last updated

The bar was stolen from the Aztec capital by Cortes.

Archaeology
Here we see at least nine large open boxes filled with gold coins and jewelry that was collected by the Nazis from their victims. These were found in a cave adjoining the Buchenwald concentration camp.

Is Nazi gold real?

By Martin McGuigan published

Nazi soldiers looted numerous valuable items and tons of gold, but the chances of locating buried treasure are tiny.

Warfare
A rare 1766 King George III gold guinea, the equivalent of a soldier’s wages for a month, found during the Red Bank Battlefield Archaeology Project excavation.

Mass grave of Revolutionary War mercenaries and rare gold coin unearthed in New Jersey

By Jennifer Nalewicki published

A public dig in New Jersey uncovered a mass grave of Hessian soldiers who fought during the Revolutionary War.

Archaeology
Poof!

Monstrous ‘Kilonova’ Explosions May Be Showering a Nearby Galaxy in Gold

By Brandon Specktor last updated

The universe's most massive objects are crashing into each other, and they're leaving a rain of gold and platinum behind them.

Cosmology
The ring is just visible here near the center of the jewelry bundle. Archaeologists have tracked the items to a man who said he'd bought them at an antique shop in Norway.

Gold Viking ring unexpectedly found in stash of 'cheap jewelry' from online auction

By Tom Metcalfe published

A woman in Norway discovered a large, gold Viking ring in a pile of cheap jewelry she bought in an online auction.

Vikings
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