The ornaments contain the earliest known depiction of a Göktürk “khagan,” who probably lived in the sixth century.
Some of the details on the best-preserved plaque have melted, but it shows a Göktürk khagan seated on a throne that represents Continue reading


The rising importance of saving, investing in gold.
The obvious wealth of the tombs was based on the local production of copper, which was in great demand at the time to make bronze.
Gold is the most malleable element, but what’s the science behind it?
The element gold is a pirate’s booty and an ingredient in microcircuits. It’s been used to make jewelry since at least 4000 B.C. and to treat cancer only in recent decades. It’s in the pot at the end of the 
Jacqueline Gerson knows very well how “artisanal gold mining” sounds to people who haven’t heard the phrase before.
Painting fingernails with silver and gold by American Chemical Society.
Appearing on the cover of American Vogue and favoured by Alisters from Kendall Jenner to Rosie HuntingtonWhiteley, New York Citybased Brazilian designer **Ana Khouri**’s collections are created exclusively with fairmined 18carat gold and platinum, traceable diamonds and gemstones from Zambia. 
New research offers a theory on how gold, platinum, and other precious metals found their way into Earth’s mantle.
Object from the gold treasure from Vindelev, which spent some time at DTU in an attempt to better understand its origin and importance.