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Archaeologists discover engraved gold and silver plates from King Darius the Great in Persepolis.
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Gold
Chemical element with atomic number 79 (Au)
Gold is a chemical element; it has chemical symbol Au and atomic number 79. In its pure form, it is a bright, slightly orange-yellow, dense, soft, malleable, and ductile metal. Chemically, gold is a transition metal, a group 11 element, and one of the noble metals. It is one of…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Silver
Chemical element with atomic number 47 (Ag)
Silver is a chemical element; it has symbol Ag and atomic number 47. A soft, whitish-gray, lustrous transition metal, it exhibits the highest electrical conductivity, thermal conductivity, and reflectivity of any metal. Silver is found in the Earth's crust in the pure, free…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Darius the Great
Persian ruler from 522 to 486 BCE
Darius I, commonly known as Darius the Great, was the third King of Kings of the Achaemenid Empire, reigning from 522 BCE until his death in 486 BCE. He ruled the empire at its territorial peak, when it included much of West Asia, parts of the Balkans and the Caucasus, most of…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Persepolis
Ceremonial capital of the Achaemenid Empire
Persepolis was the ceremonial capital of the Achaemenid Empire. It is situated in the plains of Marvdasht, encircled by the southern Zagros mountains, Fars province of Iran. It is one of the key Iranian cultural heritage sites and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)