Women buried in a lavish grave 5,000 years ago wore beaded garments, suggesting they held positions of power. The beads could have taken 10 people seven months to make.

Women buried in a lavish grave 5,000 years ago wore beaded garments, suggesting they held positions of power. The beads could have taken 10 people seven months to make.

Researchers estimate the women were buried with more than 270,000 disc-shaped beads. David W. Wheatley. More than 270,000 hand-crafted beads have been recovered from a 5,000-year-old burial site ...

Archaeologists believe women buried in this 4,875-year-old tomb wore ceremonial garments made out of beads. ( photo credit : David W. Wheatley, Science Advances ) By JERUSALEM POST STAFF FEBRUARY ...

Women buried in a lavish grave 5,000 years ago wore beaded garments, suggesting they held positions of power. The beads could have taken 10 people seven months to make.

Women buried in a lavish grave 5,000 years ago wore beaded garments, suggesting they held positions of power. The beads could have taken 10 people seven months to make.

Women buried in a lavish grave 5,000 years ago wore beaded garments, suggesting they held positions of power. The beads could have taken 10 people seven months to make.

Buried in more than 270,000 beads, grave reveals women’s power 5,000 years ago. By CNN Newsource. Published January 29, 2025 11:02 am . By Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — Archaeologists ...