Remarkable 9,000-year-old necklace stuns archaeologists

Now, after five years of study, researchers have not only reconstructed the beads into their original form—a multi-stand necklace—but have also gained a better understanding of its owner: an 8-year-old child who bore the intricate jewelry fashioned from more than 2,500 beads. An international team led by Syrian-French archaeologist Hala Alarashi recently published their analysis of the necklace, now on display at Jordan’s Petra Museum, in the journal Plos One.