Middle East Looters Turn to Spirit Possession to Find Gold Treasure

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Middle East Looters Turn to Spirit Possession to Find Gold TreasureAs "antique" gold coins from the Middle East pour into the United States, some looters are turning to spirits called "jinn" in their hunt for gold treasure. However, research by archaeologists and an investigation conducted by Live Science suggest that rarely, if ever, does using the jinn help looters find gold artifacts. Rather, metal detectors and mass excavation of archaeological sites seem to be the most effective ways of looting treasure.


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