Amazing Gold Treasures Of The World

Posted on August 22, 2010
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Gold has been one of the most prized minerals found on earth for thousands of years. It is not only once of the most beautiful, and useful, precious metals but the safest wealth store across the globe to date. Finding golden treasures around the world has always been an exciting and rewarding pastime for explorers and historians throughout history. Here are several of the worlds finest treasures so far, so of which have yet to be fully recovered:

The Treasure of Lima- Throughout the 16th century the Spanish people took command of Lima after overcoming the Inca. The next centuries saw the Catholic Church spend a lot of time in Lima accumulating a wealth of golden treasures. Regrettably for Spain however in the 19th century the wars of South American independence lead to Lima being evacuated. When the Spanish left they took their treasures with them at a value of approx. $60,000 or more. The treasures included a collection of two prized life-sized gold statues of the Blessed Mary holding the Divine Child. This treasure then finally went to Cocos Island, off the coast of Costa Rica. It was entombed underground by Capt. Thompson.

Yamashita’s Gold (or Treasure)- This refers to the golden prices that were taken by the Japanese in South East Asia during World War 2. The Japanese took an array of gold riches and concealed them underground in the Philippines. People today consider the stolen goods to be still in place within caves and complex tunnels. Unfortunately though, forceful changes in the terrain mean that they are now submersed far underwater.

King Solomon’s Treasure – An collection of sanctified treasures were once stolen by the Romans from the Temple of Jerusalem and are believed to be buried in the Holy Land. This is according to a British archaeologist, Sean Kingsley. Some people believe that these riches are actually concealed below the Vatican however. Amongst the treasures there lies Trumpets, the bejewelled Table of the Divine Presence and a golden candelabra.

Pharaohs’ Missing Treasure – In 1922 King Tutankhamen’s tomb was found and it was understood that he had been buried alongside many of his prized golden possessions. It was not just King Tutankhamen however who was put to rest with a collection of exuberant riches. It is well recorded that every Pharaoh was buried amongst their most expensive worldly treasures. Often however there were possessions stolen calculated tomb raids. It is believed that one man, Herihor, was more responsible than most for these. Historians hope that one day they can unmask his tomb to reveal masses of lost items of the Egyptian Pharaohs who were victims to his crime.

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