Before them was a safe, one of six containing a cache of 2,000-year-old gold jewelry ... 200 among Hellenistic, Persian, Indian, Chinese and nomadic cultures along the ancient Silk Road—trading ...

NPR's Lauren Frayer has more from Aleppo, Syria's commercial capital, which was once a center for the gold trade in the ancient world. (SOUNDBITE OF RUBBLE FALLING) LAUREN FRAYER, BYLINE ...

Ongoing excavations at Egypt’s Karnak Temple Complex revealed a cache of ancient gold artifacts. Stashed for centuries inside ...