Treasure hunt: archaeologists find collection of ancient jewels

In order to analyze and understand the behavior of humanity throughout history, the archeology search for tools and materials used by our ancestors thousands of years ago. As a result, several archaeologists are constantly finding ancient or recent remains that have helped in the study of our species.

Although many years have passed, it is still possible to find artifacts used more than 3,000 years ago, for example. Because of this, a group of archaeologists recorded a curious collection of Egyptian jewelry dated at 3500 years. Then check out how the millennial discovery took place.

The 3,500-year-old jewelry collection

While excavating the Tell El-Amarna necropolis on the outskirts of the Nile River, Egypt, archaeologists from the University of Cambridge found a set of very ancient jewels. According to records, the “treasure” is about 3500 years old and was owned by a woman, as it was found in her tomb.

The set consisted of a genuine gold necklace and three rings made of soapstone and also gold. Furthermore, the rings contained engravings representing Egyptian gods: one honored the god of childbirth, Bes, and the others had references to Nefertiti, the lady of the two lands.

The artifacts were contemporary with the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt, whose dominant figure at the time was Pharaoh Amenhotep IV, and were located in an ancient royal capital once called Akhetaten.

The discovery process

It was thanks to the Amarna project (officialized in 2005) that this record came to fruition. Through it, the region where the jewels were located has been the subject of research for a long time.

Soon, many artifacts and documents that brought information about the civilizations of that time were and are being restored. Researchers are constantly finding everything from personal utensils to valuable objects at the time that allow us to have a minimal idea of ​​what life was like in past times. Thus, expanding knowledge about a given period.