Researchers have concluded that glass beads excavated from the tomb of a king in Fukuoka Prefecture were likely brought to Japan through the ancient Silk Road trade route network. A group of ...

Brushing away the dirt covering a Bronze Age village in northern Italy, archaeologists unearthed thousands of ancient glass beads. The vibrant artifacts offered a glimpse into “Europe’s first ...

Hundreds of thousands of beads found in an ancient tomb were likely part of elaborate clothes for powerful women, researchers said. Leonardo García Sanjuán, et al (2025) Science Advances Nearly ...

Despite the beads holding significant value to the study of ancient Hama, they remained untouched for the better part of a century, offering a new opportunity for research today when fieldwork is ...