Treasure

thumb|Treasure of Villena, one of the most important prehistoric golden tableware findings in [[Europe]]

thumb|A hoard of silver coins, the latest about 1700 (British Museum). A hoard or "wealth deposit" is an archaeological term for a collection of valuable objects or artifacts, sometimes purposely buried in the ground, in which case it is sometimes also known as a cache. This would usually be with the intention of later recovery by the hoarder; hoarders sometimes died or were unable to return for other reasons (forgetfulness or physical displacement from its location) before retrieving the hoard, and these surviving hoards might then be uncovered much later by metal detector hobbyists, members

a set of three ciphertexts

map to find treasure

remains of a medieval treasure split in 1929, 40 pieces of which are displayed in Berlin

8,000 Bitcoin buried in Docksway landfill, Newport, Wales

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Popular belief

thumb|Ecclesiastical treasury in Vienna's Hofburg Palace thumb|The Green Vault in [[Dresden Castle (as at 1904)]] Schatzkammer, a German word which means "treasury" or "treasure chamber", is a term sometimes used in English for the collection of treasures, especially objets d’art in precious metals and jewels, of a ruler or other collector which are kept in a secure room and often found in the basement of a palace or castle. It also often included the wider types of object typical of the Renaissance cabinet of curiosities. A very small but evocative Renaissance room in a tower at Lacock Abbey

Taonga or taoka (in South Island Māori) is a Māori-language word that refers to a treasured possession in Māori culture. It lacks a direct translation into English, making its use in the Treaty of Waitangi significant. The current definition differs from the historical one, noted by Hongi Hika as "property procured by the spear" [one could understand this as war booty or defended property] and is now interpreted to mean a wide range of both tangible and intangible possessions, especially items of historical cultural significance. It has been changed to suit agendas. The 1820 Grammar and Vocabu