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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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Metal detectorists unearth dazzling Anglo-Saxon gold-and-garnet raven head and ring: 'It's unbelievable — I'm a bit emotional'Metal detectorists in southwest England unearthed the two gold-and-garnet objects from the Anglo-Saxon period in January.
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Hårby Valkyrie: A 1,200-year-old gold Viking Age woman sporting a sword, shield and ponytailThis tiny figurine may represent a mythical warrior maiden who assisted Odin, the Norse god of war.
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Oldest gold in the universe may come from a place scientists never expectedDead stars may have started churning out vast amounts of gold much earlier in the universe than previously thought, a new study hints. Powerful magnetar flares may be the reason.
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