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Gold

The torcs found in the field.

Metal Detector Hobbyists Find Gold in a Field They Got Bored of 20 Years Earlier

The four pieces of jewelry date back to the Iron Age.

Sarah Laskow February 28, 2017

View down Main Street in Midas

Golconda, Nevada

Midas Ghost Town Saloon

A hidden gem of a saloon in the middle of a ghost town.

Found: A Hoard of Gold Hidden Inside a Piano

It is, apparently, a substantial and unusual collection.

Sarah Laskow January 13, 2017

Found: A Mysterious Jawbone With Gold Teeth

The teeth revealed its location.

Sarah Laskow January 4, 2017

The castle had strategic importance for centuries.

Walbrzych, Poland

Książ Castle

A fairytale Gothic castle steeped in Nazi treasure conspiracy theories.

Gold!

Found: A Bucket of Gold on the Streets of Manhattan

Never leave gold unattended.

Sarah Laskow November 30, 2016

The Treasure

Treasure of Villena

A significant cache of prehistoric valuables is on display in an unassuming museum tucked inside a town hall.

Slide Cemetery

Skagway, Alaska

The Slide Cemetery

A tiny wilderness cemetery commemorates the deadliest episode of the Klondike Gold Rush.

The World's Oldest Gold Artifact Was Just Found

Archaeologists say it's from 4,500 to 4,600 B.C.

Erik Shilling August 12, 2016

A Titanium-Gold Alloy Harder Than Most Steel Was Just Discovered

It was sort of an accident.

Erik Shilling July 29, 2016

There Are Significantly More Pots of Gold to be Found in Ireland Now

Four more gold zones were just discovered in the country.

Erik Shilling July 18, 2016

Found: The Last, Lost Olympic Gold Medals Given for Golf

The last time golf was an Olympic sport was 1904.

Sarah Laskow June 10, 2016

Someone Violently Stole This Solid Gold, Diamond-Encrusted Maltese Eagle

It's worth around $5 million.

Erik Shilling May 31, 2016

Church ruin layered with centuries of destruction in the distance

The Not-So-Abandoned Town of Zaña

After an epic flood washed away its enslavers, this city has been part ghost town, part cultural wildcard for the past three centuries.

How to Raise an Army by Debasing Your Currency and Screwing Your Neighbor

During the 17th century "Kipper und Wipper" crisis, German states made bad coins and tried to pawn them off on neighboring states.

Sarah Laskow May 2, 2016

The Hidden Vaults With $248 Billion in Gold Underneath London

They contain nearly 6,900 tons of gold.

Erik Shilling April 22, 2016

Where the Missing Millions Went After Britain's Biggest Gold Heist

Newly leaked documents reveal a complex money-laundering scheme.

Erik Shilling April 4, 2016

Massive Cyanide Spill At Gold Mine Leaked Into 5 Different Rivers

Erik Shilling February 25, 2016