Gold jewelry found on the remains of an Egyptian woman buried 3,500 years ago

In an ancient Egyptian city built by King Tutankhamun’s father, a treasure trove of ornate gold jewelry has been unearthed and carefully placed on the remains of a young woman who died 3,500 years ago.

Archaeologists found the woman wrapped in textile and plant fiber mats and wearing a necklace with raindrop-shaped pendants, three rings and soapstone.

She was buried in the Tombs of the Nobles at Amarna, a cemetery designed for courtiers and elites of the city formerly known as Akhetaten, suggesting that she was a woman of power.

The rings are engraved – one depicts the deity Bes, the god of fertility, and the other two are inscribed with a phrase in hieroglyphs meaning ‘Lady of the Two Lands’. Researchers believe this refers to the upper and lower kingdoms of ancient Egypt.

Akhetaten was born around 1348 BC. Built by the young king’s father to establish another religion not practiced by most Egyptians at the time.

The jewelry was found on the remains of a young woman who died in ancient Egypt 3,500 years ago. The treasures, including this necklace, are in good condition

The necklace consists of 56 small pendants connected to a strong fiber or cord-like structure, also made of gold.

The three rings show craftsmanship, with one bearing an image of Bes, believed to be the deity of music, merriment and childbirth.

These images were recently found on two mummified remains in Egypt as tattoos on the women’s lower backs.

Archaeologists working on this research believe the tattoos were made to protect women and their children during labor.

Another ring is wrapped in gold, which is linked to another pendant, but thousands of years of the elements and image have worn away.

The third ring features a colorful pendant that looks like a bird standing on a pedestal.

The young woman was buried among several 18th Dynasty (1550–1292 BC) burial shafts, tombs and pit graves.

dr Anna Stevens, of the University of Cambridge’s Department of Archaeology, said: “Her burial is in Amarna North Desert Cemetery in the low desert to the west of the North Tombs.

“It contains a small number of burial shafts, tombs and pit tombs.”

The Amarna Project has been exploring the Amarna Necropolis since 2005.

Akhetaton was the capital of the late eighteenth dynasty and was founded by Egypt’s heretical king Akhetaton for his revolutionary religion worshiped during the Aten.

Akhetaten was also the father of the famous young king Tutankhamun.

Akhenaten married one of his sisters, who gave birth to their son, but due to the incestuous relationship, Tutankhamun was born with numerous health problems that experts believe led to an early death.

When Akhenaten came to power, he abandoned Egypt’s traditional worship of many deities in favor of monotheism, worshiping only one solar disk called Aten.

The shift was not widely accepted in ancient Egypt as their entire culture was centered on many gods.

The three rings show craftsmanship, with one bearing an image of Bes, believed to be the deity of music, merriment and childbirth

Another ring is wrapped in gold, which is linked to another pendant, but thousands of years of the elements and image have worn away

When Akhenaten died, the people dismantled and hid monuments of the late pharaoh, and his name was erased from the list of rulers.

However, the earlier polytheistic religion was restored when Akhenaten’s son Tutankhamun ascended the throne.

Tut began his reign when he was eight or nine years old and ruled for about nine years.

However, the young king was plagued by health problems as his parents were siblings.

Akhetaton was the capital of the late eighteenth dynasty and was founded by Egypt’s heretical king Akhetaton (pictured) for his revolutionary religion worshiped during the Aten

The third ring features a colorful pendant that looks like a bird standing on a pedestal

Akhetaten was also the father of the famous young king Tutankhamun. Pictured is an iconic image showing Howard Carter examining Tut’s sarcophagus

According to the most detailed study of the ancient Egyptian pharaoh’s remains, King Tut had buck teeth, a club foot, and girlish hips.

And instead of being a young king with a penchant for chariot racing, during his reign in the 14th century BC, Tut relied on on walking sticks to get around.

Scientists believe his physical impairments were triggered by hormonal imbalances. His family history may also be behind his early death in his late teens.

Various myths suggest that he was murdered or involved in a car accident after fractures were found in his skull and other parts of his skeleton.

Evidence of King Tut’s physical limitations was supported by 130 used walking sticks found in his tomb.

Researchers speculate that Tutankhamun broke his leg and died from the infection that followed shortly thereafter.