Archaeologists in Bulgaria have found could be the oldest jewelry in the world
ARTinvestment.RU   25 ноября 2015

Gold pendant found in the settlement Solmizate near the city of Varna, around 6 300 years

Bulgarian archaeologists have found could be the oldest jewelry in the world. A simple Golden pendant weighing 24 carats, was found during excavations of prehistoric settlements Solmizate near the city of Varna, dates back to about 4 300 BC, so E. more than 6 300 set@

As told by the leader of the expedition, Professor of the Bulgarian National Institute of archaeology Vasil Nikolov (Vassil Nikolov), two-gram, this pendant was found between the two burials, which may confirm the presence of any special funeral rituals. According to the archaeologist, the territory of North Bulgaria were the site of prehistoric settlement complex society, and Sonicate can be considered complete prehistoric town. Was two production of copper and gold (near Varna lake) and the salt production (Sonicate). It is believed that representatives of this archaeological culture were among the first in the world who has learned to extract and process the gold. Other finds of jewelry in this area were made in 1972 godu@

the Material was prepared by Maria Onuchin, AI

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