In Namibia’s remote Sperrgebiet—a name that translates from German as “forbidden zone”—miners looking for diamonds stumbled ...

In an ancient Greek city on Turkey’s Aegean coast, archaeologists have uncovered a small clay pot filled with Persian gold coins buried about 2,400 years ago. The hidden stash looks like royal pay for ...

A 3,000-year-old gold mining operation uncovered in Egypt’s Sukari Mountains reveals hidden secrets about the ancient world.

Yes — I will be giving the gift of numismatics this holiday season. But in my case, the gift turned into a discovery I never ...

A routine backyard project in a quiet French town turned into a life-changing discovery when a homeowner hit something unexpected buried deep beneath the soil. Hidden for decades, its origin remains a ...

Archaeologists uncover a rare Roman pyre burial in France, revealing gold treasures and a ring engraved with a mysterious ...

Just because you’re not looking for buried treasure doesn’t mean you won’t find it. Case in point, a man digging a pool ...

In a surprising turn of events during routine surveys for a new motorway, archaeologists have uncovered a vast Celtic ...

Pieces once traded during the Greek and Roman eras or salvaged from Spanish shipwrecks continue to be popular with artisans ...

Dubbed the "holy grail of shipwrecks," the ship is believed to hold 11 million gold and silver coins, emeralds and other ...

Archaeologists in northeastern Poland reported the discovery of 69 buried coins, one gold and 68 silver, in the Knyszyńska Forest Landscape Park. The find sits in a quiet stretch of protected woodland ...

China has announced the discovery of the largest gold deposit found in the country since 1949, with an estimated 1,444 tonnes of reserves in Liaoning province. The find, completed in just 15 months, ...