Overview
- The discovery occurred earlier this year in Neuville-sur-Saône in the Lyon region of France.
- The cache consisted of five gold bars and numerous coins that had been buried in plastic bags.
- DRAC assessed the find for archaeological significance and determined it was roughly 15 to 20 years old.
- Police said unique identifiers on each piece traced the metal to a Lyon-area refinery and ruled out theft.
- The homeowner, who had lived there about a year, remains anonymous, and the reason the gold was buried is unknown given the previous owner is deceased.