A Day in the Life at Trish's Paparazzi Jewelry

  At the Neolithic site of Çatalhöyük in Turkey, three human teeth dating back to 6500 BC. have been drilled and appear to have been worn as adornments!  This story was posted on Forbes.com by Kristina Killgrove.   The question is whether or not the teeth were extracted from the living or the dead.       Read on . . . I searched my inventory and all I could find that was close was this necklace Photo credit - Scott Hadow University of Copenhagen

Ever wonder what ancient jewelry looks like? Archaeologists in Egypt have discovered the ancient mummy of a teenage girl decked out in beautiful jewelry, including beaded necklaces and copper earrings. The teen was only 15 or 16 years old when she died during the 17th dynasty (1580 B.C. to 1550 B.C.).   Trish's Paparazzi has jewelry but nothing quite like these amazing works of art!! Included were two spiral earrings coated with a thin metal leaf — possibly of copper — in one of her ears, as well as two rings on her fingers and four necklaces draped around her neck. One ring was fashioned out of bone, while the other was made of metal and held an embedded blue glass bead with string wrapped around it. The four necklaces were tied together with a glazed ceramic clip. Like the rings, each necklace was unique. One necklace was made of round beads that alternated between dark and light blue faience, and another necklace had green ceramic and glass beads. The third necklace was a tr...