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The article examines the gold art objects discovered in Butuan, Philippines that are now part of the exhibition "Philippine Gold: Treasures of Forgotten Kingdoms" at the Asia Society Museum in New York City. Topics discussed include the nature of ancient gold jewellery production in the Philippines and the role of the Philippines in early international trade.

The article examines the gold art objects discovered in Butuan, Philippines that are now part of the exhibition "Philippine Gold: Treasures of Forgotten Kingdoms" at the Asia Society Museum in New York City. Topics discussed include trade links between the Philippines and China between the 10th and the 13th century and indications that Butuan's goldsmiths were inspired by Chinese gold and silver vessels as well as ceramics.

The article presents news briefs about archaeological finds across the world. The 12th-century mummy of a polar princess buried in permafrost soil was found in Zeleny Yar near Salekhard, Russia. The Tarkhan Dress, carbon-dated to between 3482 and 3103 BC and believed to be the world's oldest woven garment, is on display at the Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archæology in London. The world's oldest gold artifact is a gold bead dating to 4500 BC found at a prehistoric settlement in Bulgaria.

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.