Finally... Hunters find the "Island of Gold" and discover its legendary treasures
In great news, a group of fishermen may have finally discovered the location of a legendary Indonesian kingdom famous for its golden treasures in Sumatra.
Known as the "Island of Gold", the kingdom boasted untold wealth that vanished 700 years ago.
For the past five years, fishermen have been searching for this hidden treasure, and they finally discovered it during a night dive on the Musi River near Palembang on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, according to the Daily Mail.
And what they found left them dumbfounded!
The treasure trove contained precious stones, gold rings, coins and bronze monks' bells.
One of the most incredible finds to date was a life-size statue of Buddha decorated with a jewel from the eighth century, worth millions of pounds.
It is worth noting that these artifacts belong to the Srivijaya civilization, a powerful kingdom between the seventh and thirteenth centuries that mysteriously disappeared a century later.
Interestingly, this empire had a very close relationship with India.
Dr Shaun Kingsley, a British marine archaeologist, said the discovery of these gems and artifacts was evidence that Srivijaya was not fictional.
He told the Guardian: "In the past five years, extraordinary things have appeared. Coins of all periods, gold and Buddhist statues, gems, all kinds of things that you might read about in Sinbad the Sailor stories and think are legends. They are actually true."
According to him, this empire was known as the "water world" as people used to make and use wooden boats.
However, when this civilization ended, their wooden houses, palaces, and temples sank with them.
Dr. Kingsley also said that ancient pots were also found, which show how much progress people made at the time.
He added, "Apart from the amazing finds of gold and jewellery, tons of Chinese coins and even greater quantities of sunken ceramics appeared in the riverbed. Pots and frying pans show what the people lived in Srivijaya. Goods were imported from India and Persia, and the finest cutlery was found in It was made in the kilns of Greater China.
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