Archeology
Find the 8,000-year-old 'world's oldest' pearl
An 8,000-year-old pearl that archaeologists say is the oldest in the world will be on display in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
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An 8,000-year-old pearl that archaeologists say is the oldest in the world will be on display in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Dr. Vincent Charpentier and colleagues from the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs archeology unearthed a natural stone of the Neolithic period in Umm al Quwain Kingdom…
Boys secrete nacre wraps of foreign objects into the body, over many years creating pearls of various shapes and sizes.