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Varna Necropolis. Coordinates: 43°12′47″N 27°51′52″E. Reconstruction of elite male burial, with some of the world's oldest gold jewellery, c. 4,500 BC. The Varna Necropolis ( Bulgarian: Варненски некропол ), or Varna Cemetery, is a burial site in the western industrial zone of Varna (approximately half a kilometre ...
Gold Roman bracelet in the shape of a snake found at Moregine, near Pompeii. It is inscribed " dominus ancillae suae " on the inside. In November 2000, an archaeological excavation at Moregine/Murecine, to the south of Pompeii , discovered the body of a woman with several pieces of gold jewellery, including a gold bracelet in the shape of a snake.
Metallurgy in pre-Columbian America is the extraction, purification and alloying of metals and metal crafting by Indigenous peoples of the Americas prior to European contact in the late 15th century. Indigenous Americans had been using native metals from ancient times, with recent finds of gold artifacts in the Andean region dated to 2155 ...
Inside the 1,200-year-old grave, archaeologists unearthed a treasure trove of gold artifacts, including several breastplates, two belts made of gold beads, bracelets, figure-shaped earrings ...
The Padmanabhaswamy temple treasure is a collection of valuable objects including gold thrones, crowns, coins, statues and ornaments, diamonds and other precious stones. It was discovered in some of the subterranean vaults of the Padmanabhaswamy Temple in Thiruvananthapuram, in the Indian state of Kerala, when five of its six (or possibly eight) vaults were opened on 27 June 2011.
Archaeologists discovered a 4,000- to 5,000-year-old ceremonial temple within a sand dune in Peru. Tucked between the ruin’s walls, the excavation team located burial remains of three humans.
The most commonly used metal is copper in these cases. Most Etruscan jewelry is 18 karat gold but it varies - going as low as 15 karat. While pure gold is 24 karat, 18 and 15 karat gold benefit from their alloys. 18 karat gold is much more durable and harder than 24, and 15 karat is so much more durable and 'hard' than 18 karat.
Roman jewelry. A pair of crotalia earrings from the Roman Empire. Ancient Roman jewelry was characterized by an interest in colored gemstones and glass, in contrast with their Greek predecessors who focused primarily on the production of high-quality metalwork by practiced artisans. [1] Extensive control of Mediterranean territories provided an ...