Fishermen believe they've unearthed 'Lost Island of Gold' which vanished 700 years ago
dailystar.co.ukmillions of pounds, and it's believed they may have found an ancient Indonesian kingdom on the island of Sumatra, dubbed the “Lost Island of Gold”.The magnificent life-size statue of the ancient Indian Śramaṇa from the 8th century was not the only hidden treasure found on the fabled location.Indeed, the Island of Gold, which used to be inhabited by the Srivijaya civilisation - a Malay Buddhist empire dating between the 7th and 13th centuries, and mysteriously vanished a century later - has been explored for the past five years by fishermen and experts.Consequently, the explorers - who had been scavenging the Musi River, near Palembang, known to be infested by crocodiles - found bronze monks’ bells, gemstones, coins and even gold ceremonial.
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