Archaeologists Uncover Rare 2,000-Year-Old Pearl
- 9 years ago
Round natural pearls are rarely found in nature. So when archaeologists uncovered a 2000-year-old near-round pearl on the north Kimberly coast of Western Australia, they described it as 'irreplaceable.'
Round natural pearls are rarely found in nature.
So when archaeologists from the University of Wollongong (UOW) and the University of New England (UNE) uncovered a 2000-year-old near-round pearl on the north Kimberly coast of Western Australia, they described it as 'irreplaceable.'
The details of the findings have been published in the journal Australian Archaeology.
The paper's lead author, Associate Professor Kat Szabó from UOW explained the challenges in determining the pearl's age, “Pearls have not been r
Round natural pearls are rarely found in nature.
So when archaeologists from the University of Wollongong (UOW) and the University of New England (UNE) uncovered a 2000-year-old near-round pearl on the north Kimberly coast of Western Australia, they described it as 'irreplaceable.'
The details of the findings have been published in the journal Australian Archaeology.
The paper's lead author, Associate Professor Kat Szabó from UOW explained the challenges in determining the pearl's age, “Pearls have not been r