Gold Plates of Emperor Darius 1st of Persia (518 B.C.)

Gold Plates of Emperor Darius 1st of Persia (518 B.C.)

These finely-inscribed gold and silver plates of King Darius 1st remain an example par excellence of ancient record-keeping using metal plates. Buried for millennia, they were discovered by a German archaeologist in 1933.

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More Authentic Ancient Metal Plates

More Authentic Ancient Metal Plates

Etruscan, Pyrgi, and More!

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Ancient Metal Books Uncovered in Jordan

Ancient Metal Books Uncovered in Jordan

These Ancient Books May Date the Start of Christianity | Fox News

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More Ancient Writing on Metal Plates

More Ancient Writing on Metal Plates

From Europe and Asia, from the Vatican Library and the Louvre to Seoul; I saw literally hundreds of examples of messages engraved on metal.

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