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8.18.2008

Unearthed after 2,500 years, the gold earrings that could have been made yesterday

It's the sort of classic jewellery favoured by modern women except these earrings were worn 2,500 years ago.

An archeologist discovered gold earrings, a ring and other funeral gifts dating back to the 5th century B.C. while excavating a Thracian tomb near the village of Kushare, about 280km from Sofia, Bulgaria.

Some of the oldest examples of gold jewellery and artifacts have been discovered in Bulgaria and it's Black Sea coast is considered the birthplace of the world's metal production.

Thracian excavations
Thracian bling: The gold earrings discovered during excavations of a tomb in Bulgaria

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