It was set in gold and suspended on a 30.5-inch-long (77.5 cm) plaited gold chain. This exquisite necklace was excavated in the 1930s from the tomb of Hatnefer and her husband Ramose and is on ...

The Tumaco-Tolita people, who lived in an area rich in natural gold, crafted intricate and delicate metal objects until the group disappeared 1,500 years ago.

An exquisite gold necklace from the seventh century C.E. has been found in England at the burial site of a powerful woman who was interred some 1,300 years ago, according to the Associated Press.