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The article announces hoard of gold coins were discovered at the seabed of Caesarea National Park and Marine Archaeology Unit of the Israel Antiquities Authority retrieved 2000 gold coins dating back more than 1000 years.

The article informs discovery of a prehistoric gold "lunula" which is a necklace or collar shaped fashioned like a crescent moon made of gold at the village of Thwing, Yorkshire, England.

The article reports on the purchase of a 2,000-year old gold torc by Newark and Sherwood Museums Service in Nottinghamshire, England. The purchase was assisted by a grant from the National Heritage Memorial Fund. It was noted that the torc was a symbol of power and status and this one probably arrived in Newark in the Iron Age as a diplomatic gift. It was declared treasure under the Treasure Act of 1996.