Ancient Civilizations and Their Hidden Wealth
The concept of treasures not being buried is not as uncommon as it might seem. Ancient civilizations, including the Egyptians, the Romans, and the Greeks, often kept their most valuable treasures in plain sight — or in places that would have been difficult to access by thieves, rather than burying them in the ground.
In ancient Egypt, for example, the wealth of pharaohs was often placed in elaborate tombs that could never be disturbed. However, treasures like the golden mask of Tutankhamun, discovered in 1922 by archaeologist Howard Carter, were not buried deep in the earth but stored inside a tomb that itself had been hidden. This unearthed treasure, although buried in a physical sense, was never "buried" in the sense of being scattered or lost, and it was preserved for millennia.
Similarly, the treasures of the Roman Empire, such as gold, jewelry, and coins, were kept in cities, temples, or military strongholds. When the empire fell, these treasures were looted, and much of it was simply forgotten in the ruins, lying undisturbed for centuries until archaeological digs unearthed them once more. shutdown123