Ancient gold necklace discovered in Peru (AP)

Courtesy Ytop stories  Mon, 03/31/2008 - 3:08pm

This undated handout photo provided by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences shows a reconstruction the gold and turquoise beads as a necklace.<br /><br />The central gold bead has a turquoise bead attached through a perforation in its center. The earliest known gold jewelry made in the Americas has been discovered in southern Peru.<br /><br />The gold and turquoise necklace, made nearly 4,000 years ago, was found in a burial site near Lake Titicaca, researchers report in Tuesday's issue of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.<br /><br />(AP Photo/National Academy of Sciences, PNAS, Mark Aldenderfer)AP - The earliest known gold jewelry made in the Americas has been discovered in southern Peru.

The gold necklace, made nearly 4,000 years ago, was found in a burial site near Lake Titicaca, researchers report in Tuesday's issue of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.




 

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