Oceanography
The narwhal possesses treasures more precious than gold
The narwhal is a medium-sized marine animal of the suborder toothed whales. What makes this animal most noticeable is the distinctive long horn on its head.
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Archeology
Revealing the taboo in the ancient tombs that no thief dares to take
Thieves often do not hesitate to take away gold, silver, and jewels placed in the mouth of the deceased. However, they absolutely did not dare to touch the items made of…
Archeology
Gold coin engraved with the portrait of the murdered Roman emperor
The 1,700-year-old 5.6-gram gold coin features the emperor Volusianus and Libertas on both sides.
Oceanography
Eel is as transparent as glass, a global smuggled 'white gold' treasure
Glass eel has a transparent body like glass, is considered a specialty dish in many countries. This species of eel is likened to 'white gold', becoming a smuggled item t…
Science story
Strange purple dye 'more expensive than gold' from sea snails
A Tunisian history enthusiast has tried to recreate making dye from sea snails that was once only used by members of the ancient royal family, the elite.
Archeology
Since 5,000 years ago, people have known to use straws to drink beer
This set of straws was discovered by the Russian archaeologist, Nikolai Veselovsky, in 1897 at the Maikop Kurgan grave mound in the northern Caucasus.
Archeology
Breaking the 220-year-old stone in the museum, the experts suprise: It's precious than gold!
The stone found 220 years ago turned out to be a priceless treasure when viewed inside.
Oceanography
Treasure hunter received a 'bitter end' for not revealing the position of 500 gold coins
A treasure hunter has been jailed for six years for refusing to reveal the whereabouts of 500 gold coins he found in an ancient shipwreck.
Archeology
Found extremely rare 1,000-year-old gold earrings
A 1,000-year-old antique gold earring, believed to be of Egyptian origin, but found in Denmark.
1001 mystery
The mystery of a huge treasure worth more than 120 million USD on an island in the Indian Ocean
The pirates suddenly 'evaporated' and it is believed that Levasseur hid his gold treasure on the island of Mahé in the Seychelles island nation.
Archeology
The 3,300-year-old tomb is filled with gold jewelry and precious stones
A research team found burial items of gold, silver and bronze, and precious stones such as rubies, lapis lazuli and amber in the tombs of a noble Bronze Age family.
Archeology
Discovered pure gold buttons in a 2,000-year-old tomb
Archaeologists found 9 small ornaments of pure gold in the Qin Dynasty tombs that were made with high technology.
Discover science
Discovering an old rock kept for the past 6 years is actually a 'treasure'
The man kept an old block thinking it was gold, but the actual results surprised him. It is a rare 4.6 billion year old meteorite.
Archeology
The ancient tomb exploded, gold, silver, and jewels suddenly splashed, making everyone shocked
Because of the need for granite to build the bridge, people decided to use mines to blow up a mountain area in Gaoyu town, Anji district, Zhejiang province, China, even…
Archeology
Excavating a 2,000-year-old tomb, overwhelmed to see a ton of golden lions and countless treasures
The 2,000-year-old ancient tomb discovered at the Xinjiang archaeological site (China) has stunned archaeologists because there are countless treasures belonging to the…