In Egypt, the earliest iron smelting dates to around 700 B.C. That’s why it came as a considerable surprise when archaeologists recovered a handful of iron beads from the Gerzeh cemetery near ...

Blue beads unearthed in an ancient Ølby grave, south of Copenhagen, match material from Amarna in Egypt and Nippur in Mesopotamia, revealing trade routes 3,400 years ago.

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

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.

Object Details author Xia, Nai writer of preface Quirke, Stephen Notes "This book ... is based on the Ph. D dissertation written by Xianai when he studied in London University College, 70 years ...

Eccleston says Egyptian 'faience', a fine-glazed quartz ceramic of distinct turquoise colour, was a common material used in items ranging from simple beads to religious artefacts.

AARHUS, DENMARK—The chemical composition of 23 glass beads unearthed in Denmark was examined with plasma-spectrometry, and compared with the trace elements found in beads from Amarna in Egypt ...

Hidden within the Vatican lies one of the most remarkable Egyptian collections in the world. From papal inscriptions in ...

The earliest iron artifacts ever found -- funeral beads strung around bodies in a 5,000-year-old Egyptian cemetery -- were made from a meteorite, archaeologists said on Monday. Hi-tech scanning of ...

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. The beads, which are the oldest known iron artifacts ...