A cluster of 74 carnelian beads was unearthed on Monday at Konthagai in Sivaganga district, which is part of the Keeladi cluster. This is the first time that carnelian beads have been found at this ...

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Archaeologists opined that an ornamental bead making industry could have thrived in the area. One of the carnelian beads has a hole, which was likely to have been drilled to make an ornamental jewel.

Trichy: Fifty-two ornamental beads including two rare carnelian beads have been unearthed at Porpanaikottai archaeological site in Pudukottai district in the ongoing second phase of excavation by the ...

SIVAGANGA: In a first, a total of 74 carnelian beads were found inside a burial urn along with other offerings at Konthagai during the excavation at Keezhadi recently. Sources said though this is not ...

Excavation in Keeladi has yielded two carnelian beads, reaffirming Tamil country’s trade links with the western part of India such as Maharashtra and Gujarat. “We found them inside the urn while ...

Archaeologists at Metsamor, an ancient necropolis in Armenia, have discovered a tomb filled with gold pendants and more than a hundred amber and carnelian beads. Dating to the late Bronze Age (1,300 ...