Gold: Tagung anlasslich der Grundung des Zentrums Archaologie und Altertumswissenschaften an der Osterreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, 19.-20. April 2007

English summary: On the occasion of the founding of the Centre for Ancient World Studies at the Austrian Academy of Sciences, a symposium was held from 19 to 20 April 2007 with the goal of presenting the wide variety of research projects being conducted at the Centre to a broader audience by means of an examination of a common topic. The topic Gold was chosen since this precious metal has played an exceptional role in all ancient cultures and in all spheres of life, in religion and cults, i...