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Braided gold Viking arm-ring discovered by amateur metal detectorist on Isle of ManAround 1,000 years ago, this Viking Age arm-ring from the Isle of Man was likely used not only to display its owner's wealth but also to serve as currency in financial transactions.
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Blue-eyed 'Ice Prince' toddler was buried with a sword and a piglet 1,350 years ago in BavariaThe "Ice Prince" burial sheds light on a toddler from a wealthy family who lived around 1,350 years ago in Bavaria, Germany.
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'It's like trying to grow a tree in an oven': Gold mining is sucking the Amazon rainforest dryGold mining in the Amazon removes so much water from the ground that it's too hot and dry for seedlings to survive.
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Avast, matey! 5 of the biggest pirate hauls in historyTake a look at five of the biggest treasures that pirates have ever plundered.
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'I did a bit of a dance': Detectorist finds gold 'mourning ring' engraved with skull and date in UK fieldA British metal detectorist discovered a gold band with an engraved date-of-death in Norfolk.
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Earth's core is 'leaking' gold, study findsOur planet's core is rich in gold that can leak out into the mantle, and in some cases, end up in volcanos on the surface, according to a new study.
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Ram in the Thicket: A 4,500-year-old gold statue from the royal cemetery at UrThis statue covered in gold leaf and semiprecious stones may have been used in ancient Mesopotamian sunrise rituals.
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Hatnefer's heart scarab: An exquisite ancient Egyptian gold necklace inscribed with the Book of the DeadA scarab beetle set in gold shows that ancient Egyptians thought the heart was the most important organ in the human body.
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World's largest atom smasher turned lead into gold — and then destroyed it in an instantThe world's largest particle collider produces roughly 89,000 gold nuclei every second, all from smashing lead atoms together at near-light-speed.
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