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Tumaco-Tolita gold figurine: A 2,000-year-old statue with a 'fancy nose ornament' from a vanished South American cultureThe Tumaco-Tolita people, who lived in an area rich in natural gold, crafted intricate and delicate metal objects until the group disappeared 1,500 years ago.
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3,200-year-old Egyptian tomb may belong to military commander who served under Ramesses IIIThe ancient Egyptian tomb holds the remains of a man with a gold ring bearing the name of Ramesses III.
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2,200-year-old shackles discovered at ancient Egyptian gold mineThe discovery of two sets of iron ankle shackles at an ancient Egyptian gold mine reveals forced labor.
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Apollo gold ring with 'healing serpent' found in 2,000-year-old tomb in GreeceA monumental tomb found near Corinth has revealed several burials, along with artifacts reflecting its later use as a healing shrine.
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'Find of a lifetime': 15th-century gold and silver coins discovered by amateur metal detectorists in ScotlandA 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.
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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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