4,000-Year-Old Gold Necklace Found In Peru

4,000-Year-Old Gold Necklace Found In Peru

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The earliest known gold jewelry made in the Americas has been discovered in southern Peru. The gold necklace, made nearly 4,000 years ago, was found in a burial site near Lake Titicaca, researchers report in Tuesday's issue of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

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Nice i would love to see how much this thing is worth? 4,000 years OLD man thats old older then anyone that we ever knew lol anciant days lol i want it its probely cursed but it looks ugly.

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Said To Be Earliest Gold Jewelry Made In Americas; Shock Find For Scientists


This undated handout photo provided by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences shows a reconstruction the gold and turquoise beads as a necklace. (AP/National Academy of Sciences)

Update!

In the past, it had been assumed that a society needed to be settled to produce agricultural surpluses that can support activities such as making ornamental objects, he explained.

But the people living in this region at the time were still primarily hunter-gatherers, he said. "They were on their way to becoming settled peoples, but they were not quite there yet."

Someone, though, had the time and knowledge to make this ornament, which he speculates is a sign of importance.

"These folks are obtaining this by their effort, accumulating more wealth and using objects for prestige," Aldenderfer said. It says: "Pay attention to me, I'm successful."

There is no evidence at the site that shows how it was made, he said. But it looks like a nugget of native raw gold, which occurs near the area, was pounded flat in a stone mortar and pestle.

The researchers restrung the necklace, alternating nine small gold tubes with a series of round stones, identified as either greenstone or turquoise, with holes in them that were found in the same grave.

The next oldest gold ornaments found in this hemisphere, also located in Peru but farther north, date to about 600 years later than this necklace, Aldenderfer said.

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Cool, Saad, Star!

Looks a little bit Mayan, with the blue-ish color between the gold!

Perhaps Donald Trump will snarf it up for his wife!

Or Paris Hilton might want it for her li'l doggie!

Originally posted by FRIGHTENER
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Cool, Saad, Star!

Looks a little bit Mayan, with the blue-ish color between the gold!

Perhaps Donald Trump will snarf it up for his wife!

Or Paris Hilton might want it for her li'l doggie!

I dont even think paris hilton can own this thing and who would want her to have this i would want it in a musuem better then sold PFFTT paris hilton sucks ass badly i am more importent then her

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Exaaactly, Saad, it should; and probably will go in a museum... i was
just kiddin' about Trump & Hilton. You're way more important than that
little troulepp!

Just, those ultra-wealthy types seem to think they can posess anything!

Originally posted by FRIGHTENER
Exaaactly, Saad, it should; and probably will go in a museum... i was
just kiddin' about Trump & Hilton. You're way more important than that
little troulepp!

Yeh i hope it does i love anciant stuff sometimes thay intrest me alot u know thje feeling of old things are freaky and intresting .

Originally posted by FRIGHTENER
Just, those ultra-wealthy types seem to think they can posess anything!

Ohh thay do dont thay its so enoying but thay really arent anything special wene thay do something bad thay are the same as us i dont know y paris hilton was any diffrent wene she went to jail this should be put in a big court and allow others more importent to do what she did? TRUE?

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Heck yeah, man! That was hysterical, when she went to jail... I got
sentenced to 30 days for same... back in the 80's...

Jay Leno said that Paris Hilton filed a lawsuit against the jail, claiming
the bed sheets & pillows gave her crabs & lice; ; ;

But immediately afterwards, the bed sheets & pillows issued a
statement, saying:

"NO, NO, she gave US crabs & lice!"

Originally posted by FRIGHTENER
Heck yeah, man! That was hysterical, when she went to jail... I got
sentenced to 30 days for same... back in the 80's...

yeh how was it? its lame how she does it and she gets it off easy now its harsh isent it? Drink driving is a crime one second bang u kill others it is a big crime i am wondering with all that money she has cant she #ing take a taxi even i am more smart then she is whats happening with these rich idiots ay?

Originally posted by FRIGHTENER
Jay Leno said that Paris Hilton filed a lawsuit against the jail, claiming
the bed sheets & pillows gave her crabs & lice; ; ;

But immediately afterwards, the bed sheets & pillows issued a
statement, saying:

"NO, NO, she gave US crabs & lice!"

hahahahahahahhahahahahahahhah Now thats good jay leno i like how he comes up with these awsome quotes on things and jokes he does alot on GW Bish


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