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Apollo gold ring with 'healing serpent' found in 2,000-year-old tomb in Greece
By Kristina Killgrove published
A monumental tomb found near Corinth has revealed several burials, along with artifacts reflecting its later use as a healing shrine.

'Find of a lifetime': 15th-century gold and silver coins discovered by amateur metal detectorists in Scotland
By Jess Thomson published
A collection of over 30 gold and silver English and Scottish coins from throughout the 1400s were discovered near the Scotland border by hobbyist metal detectorists.

2,600-year-old jewelry stash from ancient Egypt includes gold statuette depicting family of gods
By Owen Jarus published
Archaeologists have found a hoard of 2,600-year-old jewelry at Karnak Temple in Egypt.

Croesus stater: The 2,500-year-old coin that introduced the gold standard
By Kristina Killgrove published
These 2,500-year-old coins are the origin of our monetary system.

Gold jewelry with leopard and tiger designs unearthed in 2,400-year-old burial in Kazakhstan
By Tom Metcalfe published
The high value of the fifth-century-B.C. artifacts found in Kazakhstan indicates that wealthy or even "royal" Sarmatians were buried there.

Early-medieval stash of 'devil's money' found at cult site in the Netherlands
By Tom Metcalfe published
Researchers think the site in the Netherlands may have been used for pagan worship in reaction to the spread of Christianity.

1,600-year-old Roman padlock with spring mechanism discovered in Germany — and it's tiny
By Kristina Killgrove published
A miniature gold lock dated to the third to fourth centuries was found by a metal detectorist in Germany.

Over 400 gold and silver Roman-era coins unearthed in the Netherlands depict rulers from Rome, Britain and Africa
By Kristina Killgrove published
A hoard of over 400 coins dated to the first century is a rare mix of Roman and British money.
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