Humans have made jewelry, coins, and other items out of gold and silver for hundreds of years. Archaeologists have found some of these shiny objects hundreds of years after they were lost or buried. There were 10 discoveries that came to light in the year 2000.
A woman in Norway bought a bundle of cheap jewelry at an online auction and was expecting to find some fun costume pieces to wear. She found a large gold viking ring made from twisted metal strands. Archaeologists dated the ring based on its style. The ring is thought to have been owned by a powerful Viking chief.
A kitchen renovation in the U.K. led to the discovery of a treasure trove of gold coins.
A trove of 44 gold coins dating to the Byzantine Empire was unearthed by archaeologists on a nature reserve. The reigns of Emperor Phocas and Emperor Heraclius are depicted. Muslim soldiers invaded the region in A.D. 635 and the owner may have buried the cache.
There was a cache of gold and silver coins located near an Egyptian temple. The Islamic era ended in the 13th century. There are different types of coins, including silver coins of kings and kingdoms from that time, as well as gold coins, bronze and brass coins from the Ottoman Empire.
A gold funeral mask, one of the oldest gold objects ever found in the region, was found in the tomb of a noble. Researchers said that the large mask may have symbolized that the deceased had an "imperishable gold body."
An elite woman was laid to rest with a necklace made of gold, garnets and Roman coins. Two impressive crosses indicate that this medieval woman may have been an early female Christian leader.
The gold coin depicts a murdered Roman emperor. The face on the third-century A.D. coin is that of Emperor Volusianus, who co-ruled with his father for about two years before his own soldiers killed him and his father. In Hungary, where Roman gold coins are very rare, coins showing his likeness are rare. The owner of this coin must have been very sad when it was lost.
A farmer in the Czech Republic found gold on his land. Archaeologists determined that the gold treasure was the front of a leather belt from the Bronze Age. The archaeologists said that the gold sheet might represent a system. Whoever owned the belt was an elite person.
A gold ring with an engraving of the "god of fun" was among the jewelry found in a 3,300-year-old burial. The deity, Bes, was often depicted as a dwarf and was depicted playing music and having fun. Bes was known to protect women during birth. Archaeologists found a gold necklace and a ring with an Egyptian inscription that translated to "Lady of the Earth" but the identity of the woman is still unknown.
There are few known portraits of Charlamagne made during his lifetime, but one has been found on a 1,200-year-old coin. A French farmer left his prized collection of coins to his grandson. The chance to buy the item on eBay was too good to pass up. Even though the Western Roman Empire had collapsed centuries before, Charlemagne had a coin that made him look like a Roman emperor. What's the reason? The coin was a fitting symbol because the Vatican just crowned him emperor of the Romans.
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