Bronze Age bigwigs in what’s now Denmark wore brightly colored glass beads made in the workshops of Egyptian pharaohs and Mesopotamian rulers, a new investigation finds. Trade routes connected Egypt ...

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An analysis of artifacts retrieved from Bronze Age burial sites reveals that Denmark and ancient Egypt traded with one another 3,400 years ago, and possibly practiced similar religious rituals.

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Bronze Age beads found in Denmark match the blue glass inlays found in Tutankhamun's gold death mask, scientists claim. The discovery hints at some of the trade routes between Denmark and the ancient ...

European-crafted glass beads found at three different indigenous sites in northern Alaska date back to the pre-colonial period of North America, in what is an intriguing archaeological discovery.

Countries of the world had thousands of years of history that preceded the territory’s discovery, putting it on the map. The United States of America was one such nation, the discovery of which was ...

Glass beads the size of blueberries found by archaeologists in a Brooks Range house-pit might be the first European item ever to arrive in North America, predating the arrival of Columbus by a few ...

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Have you ever seen a blue glass bead shaped like an eye? Those who have traveled to Turkey can easily recall the sight of ...