Saturday, May 26, 2012

Ancient Jewely Find Gives a New Meaning to Vintage Jewelry!

A rare find of ancient jewelry, dating back 3000 years, has been discovered in Israel. Concealed in a jar, the trove had a ring, earrings and beads. It's amazing to see the construction and detail that ancient craftsmen were able to execute so long ago. What an exciting find!

In this photo taken Wednesday, May 23, 2012 an ancient jewel discovered by Israeli archaeologists is displayed at the Tel Aviv University, Israel. Israeli archaeologists have unearthed a stash of rare ancient jewelry near the site of the biblical Armageddon in the north of the country. Israel Finkelstein of Tel Aviv University, who co-directed the dig, said this week that the find offers a rare glimpse into ancient Canaanite high society. The 3,000-year-old jewelry was found inside a ceramic vessel, suggesting the owner hid them before fleeing, he said. (AP Photo/Dan Balilty) Ibex Detailed Earring (AP Photo-Dan Balilty)

Check out the whole story http://news.yahoo.com/israeli-archaeologists-rare-ancient-jewelry-172650054.html



8 comments:

Gayla said...

Great blog post, Lisa - Imagine making this find! Gorgeous ring!

Unknown said...

This is amazing! What a beautiful ancient art - thanks for sharing this, Lisa!

brightgems4u said...

WOW! Awesome story love this kind of stuff. It truly is an amazing find. Makes me want to go dig some dirt? LOL*****

Zephyr Vintage said...

What an amazing find! Thanks for sharing this.

Gilty Girl said...

gorgeous treasure. It is amazing how superb their craftsmanship was. Thanks for sharing!

Bodacious Jewels & Treasures said...

Fantastic... Thanks so much for sharing :)

nancy said...

Great information--nice to see this blog!

Kris Holm said...

Wow!Its mind boggling to imagine all the things that were buried all over the earth during different points of history. Some will never be found and others will continue to pop up here and there. Pretty cool.