Unlocking centuries-old mysteries, Gothic Boxwood Miniature Prayer Beads have long baffled experts with their intricate scenes delicately carved into walnut-sized spheres during the 1400s and 1500s. Read more Section: Artifacts Other Artifacts News History Ancient Traditions Read Later Source Views: 0
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The Intricate Carvings of Gothic Boxwood Miniature Prayer Beads (Video)
Diggers Find England’s Oldest Prayer Beads on Lindisfarne Holy Island!
Archaeologists exploring Lindisfarne, an island known for its rich religious history – including the first Viking invasion – have recovered the oldest prayer beads ever found in England. Read more Section: Artifacts Other Artifacts News History & Archaeology Read Later Source Views: 0
Were Bizmoune Cave Shell Beads A Form Of Ancient ID?
Humans were adorning their persons to make fashion statements 142,000 to 150,000 ago, according to a new analysis of the sea snail shell jewelry beads found in Morocco’s Bizmoune Cave. Conducted by a team of anthropologists from Morocco’s National Institute of Archaeology and Cultural Heritage (INSAP) as well as the University of Arizona in the […]
Queen Mary’s Beads, Worn to Her Beheading, Have Been Stolen!
Criminal gangs targeting historic sites in England have struck at Arundel Castle. The rosary beads worn by Mary Queen of Scots when she was being beheaded, have “vanished” in another brazen robbery at an ancient English castle. Currently Queen Mary’s beads are making their way into the murky world of illegal artifacts traders and collectors. […]
Glass Beads Help to Map Unknown Medieval African Trade Routes
For several decades, a team of researchers have been carrying out excavations at old cemeteries and villages at sites in central Mali and eastern Senegal. Over the years they’ve come across a handful of glass beads dating from between the 7th and 13th centuries AD. The recent analysis of those beads reveals that Medieval African […]