An incredible haul of 2,800-year-old gold jewellery has been unearthed by archaeologists in Kazakhstan. Some 3,000 golden and precious items were found in a burial mound in the remote Tarbagatai mountains. The ‘priceless’ treasure trove is believed to belong to royal or noble members of the Saka people who held sway in central Asia eight centuries before the birth of Christ.
It is believed that the mountains were held sway in the central Asia eight centuries before the birth of Christ.
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Among the finds are earrings in the shape of bells, gold plates with rivets, plaques, chains and a necklace with precious stones, indicating an exceptional level of development jewellery-making skills for the period. Gold beads decorating clothes were made with the use of sophisticated micro-soldering techniques, indicating an exceptional level of jewellery-making skills for the period.
Archaeologists expect to find the remains of the prestigious couple who owned the glittering treasures, but they haven’t opened their graves yet.
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