Disclosure of informatin about commerial networks that linked ancient Egypt to Greece.
Braclets found in the cametery of Egyptian queeb Hatab Guards I, the mother of chefu. the pharaoh who ordered the creation of the Great pyramid, revealed informtion bout the commercial networks that linked ancient Egypt to Greece.
According to live science, after analysing jowellery samples,an international team of archaeologistsrevealed that the bracelets contained copper gold and lead, while a statement stated that the bracelets were encrusted with precious stone such as turqurese. lazuld and garnet, which were common features of ancient Egyptian jewellery.
The pieces also contain traces of silver although there are no known local sources of precious metal in ancint Egypt in 2600 BC, when the jewellery was manufactured.
The panel considered the proportion of isotopes-- atoms containing different numbers of neutrons than usual in their nuclei-- in lead.
Based on this analysis, scientists suggested ahat the materials were "consiistent with ores from the cyclades islands", a group of Greek islands in the Aegean sea, as well as those in laftrion, a town in southern Greece,.
The origin of silver used in artifacts during the third millennium has remained a mystery.
This new discovery demonstrates, for the first time, the potential geographical extent of the trading the height of the pyramid-building era.
It was likely that silver came through the port of jubail, lebanon now, who pointed out that jubail's tombs, which date back to the late fourth millennium, contained many silver pieces, and that there was activity between the port and Egypt at the time.
They added that silver on the bracelets is the first evidence of long-distance trade between Egypt and Greece.
Queen Hatab Guards was one of Egypt's most influential ancient queesn.
Sinfro's wife was the first pharaoh of the fourth family (2575 BC to 2465 BC).
Scientists stated in the study that its tomb discovered in Giza in 1925 contained many treasures, such as gilded furniture, gold utensils and jewelry, including 20 such bracelets.
Some bracelets are currently bart of the cillection at the Museum of fine Arts in Boston.