More than a quarter million beads found in a tomb with female skeletons were used to decorate the women's ceremonial dresses, suggesting they were powerful leaders five millennia ago.

A collection of jewellery, including a brooch, glass beads, silver coins and what’s known as a ‘vulva stone’ was discovered. These stones were believed to symbolise fertility. A triangular brooch of ...

In an interview with Yahoo, he said that the gemstone had been ‘waiting to be found’. While it won’t be faceted into a gemstone and has a modest commercial value, Betteridge said it will be kept as a ...