Walk Like An Egyptian - Ancient Jewelry

Israeli archaeologists revealed last month how gold has been valued through the ages and measures taken to keep them safe. While cleaning out a 3,000-year-old plain ceramic jug, technologists tipped it over and a set of gold jewelry spilled onto the table. The leading archaeologist, Israel Finkelstein of Tel Aviv University, said it must have been hidden away for safekeeping - perhaps, for this Canaanite family of established wealth, to avoid having it stolen by a jealous rival or covetous servant.
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