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2,600-year-old jewelry stash from ancient Egypt includes gold statuette depicting family of godsArchaeologists have found a hoard of 2,600-year-old jewelry at Karnak Temple in Egypt.
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Croesus stater: The 2,500-year-old coin that introduced the gold standardThese 2,500-year-old coins are the origin of our monetary system.
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Gold jewelry with leopard and tiger designs unearthed in 2,400-year-old burial in KazakhstanThe high value of the fifth-century-B.C. artifacts found in Kazakhstan indicates that wealthy or even "royal" Sarmatians were buried there.
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Early-medieval stash of 'devil's money' found at cult site in the NetherlandsResearchers think the site in the Netherlands may have been used for pagan worship in reaction to the spread of Christianity.
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1,600-year-old Roman padlock with spring mechanism discovered in Germany — and it's tinyA miniature gold lock dated to the third to fourth centuries was found by a metal detectorist in Germany.
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Over 400 gold and silver Roman-era coins unearthed in the Netherlands depict rulers from Rome, Britain and AfricaA hoard of over 400 coins dated to the first century is a rare mix of Roman and British money.
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15th-century hoard of gold and silver coins discovered in Israel near Sea of GalileeA coin hoard dating to the 15th century has been discovered near a medieval synagogue in Israel. Why it was deposited there, however, is a mystery.
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1,700-year-old Roman hoard includes gold coins depicting illegitimate emperor"Secret" excavations in Luxembourg reveal 141 Roman gold coins from eight Roman emperors and one usurper.
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Medieval crowns of Eastern European royalty hidden in cathedral wall since World War II finally recoveredA cache of precious metal regalia recently discovered in a Lithuanian cathedral sheds light on medieval royalty.
