Throughout history, storytelling was commonplace within most cultures. Likewise, gold has been held in high esteem dating back more than 5,000 years. That’s why it’s not surprising many of the world’s best stories include our favorite yellow metal. Gold Mythology and Fables Broadly speaking, mythology is defined as a traditional story that can “arise as…
Ancient Gold Coins Unearthed in Indonesia
Hundreds of ancient coins unearthed by the 2004 tsunami in Banda Aceh, Indonesia discovered by an oyster gatherer in a village swamp. Last week, a woman collecting oysters in the northern Indonesia village of Gampong Pande discovered an ancient chest full of gold coins, according to the Jakarta Post. The chest — decorated ornately with…
