Puzzle of the Maya pendant Large carved jade unearthed in southern Belize Date: February 27, 2017 Source: University of California - San Diego Summary: ...

The pendant is remarkable for being the second largest Maya jade found in Belize to date, said Braswell, a professor in the Department of Anthropology at UC San Diego. The pendant measures 7.4 inches ...

There is separate evidence that the pendant was used in such ceremonies at Nim Li Punit, too: Two other images, dated to A.D. 721 and 731, carved into the rock slabs at the site show a king ...

Each pendant is meticulously hand-carved and comes with an 18K gold chain. Yin's jade carving showcases natural beauty with a pendant in the shape of a Chinese cabbage, adorned with a cricket.

There are various pieces, a semi-circular jade pendant, jade tubes, stone beads, agate tubes, and other gems. The patterns on the pendants were mostly carved with a double-line technique and show ...

At 7.4 inches wide and 4.1 inches high, it’s the second largest piece of carved jade from Belize and one of the biggest ever legally excavated anywhere in the Maya area.

A mysterious T- shaped Jade Maya pendant was discovered in Southern Belize, revealing information about the Maya people. It has 30 hieroglyphs on its back that gives detailed information about its ...

A more than 7,000-year-old jade-like pendant was found at an early Neolithic site in Serbia, ... Now, excavations at the site have revealed ancient structures — and a “unique” carved stone.

The pendant is symmetrical and about 1.5 inches tall and wide, researchers said. “Both polished and carved surfaces probably symbolize a frog-like creature that is female in the birth-giving ...

The intricately carved spirals on a 2,500-year-old jade ring may have been made by a complex machine, centuries before such devices were thought to have been invented.