and although it doesn’t contain as much gold as the whole of the Sutton Hoo burial, it contains many more coins," Williams stated. "In fact, it is the largest coin hoard of the period known to date.

The gold and silver mines of ancient Greece produced the metals needed to forge empires and lay the foundations of Western ...

The carob seed which became the modern carats shows how ancient Greeks devised ingenious ways to ensure fairness in trade.

Archaeologists found an ancient ... including a gold ring with a semi-precious stone, two gold coins and several gold leaves from a wreath. Photos show these treasures. Some gold artifacts found ...