Gold
How one shipwreck sparked a U.S. financial panic
These treasures changed what we thought about the Celts
How do gold nuggets form? Earthquakes may be the key
These treasure-hunting pirates already came from riches
Who were the original 49ers?
How Sierra Nevada's gold rush towns are reinventing themselves
Inca civilization
These pirates went east—and stole the biggest booty ever
How Spain’s lust for gold doomed the Inca Empire
Mysteries of King Tut: What we still don't know
How King Tut conquered pop culture
These remote Inca ruins rival Machu Picchu
Who wore the golden pectoral of Monte Albán?
Gold is a toxic lure in the world’s highest settlement
How much work goes into flattening gold leaf? 20,000 hammer blows.
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