The design of the pectoral was meant to represent his power over Egypt. This ancient Egyptian jewelry was usually crafted to show off the bead maker’s skills as well as that of the goldsmith. Heart ...

Ancient Egyptian beads — the oldest known iron artifacts — were crafted from iron meteorites that fell from space, a new study finds.

The ancient Egyptians wore jewelry made from space rock, and meteors raining from the sky may have shaped their ideas of the gods, according to new analysis of a 5,000-year-old iron bead. The iron ...

Jewelry was an important part of ancient Egyptian culture. Excavation at the Karnak temple found a 2,600-year-old pot filled with gold jewelry, beads, and statues.

The earliest known iron beads may come from ancient Egyptian tombs, but they were forged from the hearts of meteorites, scientists say.

An engraved mirror and beaded jewelry discovered at the ancient family tomb near Luxor Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities / South Asasif Conservation Project Archaeologists have ...

Barraging ancient beads with tests tells archaeologists that jewelry came from space-rocks--and that iron-working was an older job than we thought.

Researchers have discovered than an ancient Egyptian bead was made out of iron taken from a meteorite. In a paper published in Meteoritics & Planetary Science, they write that the piece of jewelry ...

US-Egyptian archaeological team uncovers 4,000-year-old tomb near Luxor with jewelry, other artifacts The crypt is the first from the Middle Kingdom discovered in the area, according to the South ...

Ancient Egyptian beads found in a 5,000-year-old tomb were made from iron meteorites that fell to Earth from space, according to a new study.

Jewelry was an important part of ancient Egyptian culture. Excavation at the Karnak temple found a 2,600-year-old pot filled with gold jewelry, beads, and statues.