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Queen Puabi’s headdress. The headdress of gold, lapis lazuli, and carnelian with two wreaths of poplar and a wreath of willow was on Queen Puabi’s body in her tomb at the Royal Cemetery of Ur, ca 2550 BCE. University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology.

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Queen Puabi’s headdress. The headdress of gold, lapis lazuli, and carnelian with two wreaths of poplar and a wreath of willow was on Queen Puabi’s body in her tomb at the Royal Cemetery of Ur, ca 2550 BCE. University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology.

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Beaded cape and jewelry includes pins of gold and lapis lazuli found in the the tomb of Queen Puabi at the Royal Cemetery of Ur ca 2550 BCE.University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archeology and Anthropology

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Beaded cape and jewelry includes pins of gold and lapis lazuli found in the the tomb of Queen Puabi at the Royal Cemetery of Ur ca 2550 BCE.University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archeology and Anthropology

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One of a pair of goats, dubbed “Ram in a Thicket”from the Royal Tombs of Ur, Sumer. gold leaf, copper, lapis lazuli, white shell, red limestone base. circa 2500 BC. University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. The other is in the British Museum

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One of a pair of goats, dubbed “Ram in a Thicket”from the Royal Tombs of Ur, Sumer. gold leaf, copper, lapis lazuli, white shell, red limestone base. circa 2500 BC. University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. The other is in the British Museum

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Young attendant wearing gold headdress and jewelry of gold, lapis lazuli, carnelian and shell from the royal cemetery of Ur 2550-2450 BCE. She is one of 68 female sacrifices found beneath the burial of Queen Puabi in the great "death pit" excavated in 1934.

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Young attendant wearing gold headdress and jewelry of gold, lapis lazuli, carnelian and shell from the royal cemetery of Ur 2550-2450 BCE. She is one of 68 female sacrifices found beneath the burial of Queen Puabi in the great "death pit" excavated in 1934.

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A gold scepter found in the tomb of a young Daunian woman in Canosa di Puglia, Italy. 3rd century BCE, now housed at the National Archaeological Museum in Taranto

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A gold scepter found in the tomb of a young Daunian woman in Canosa di Puglia, Italy. 3rd century BCE, now housed at the National Archaeological Museum in Taranto

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A silver disc with spirals, made by the Moche civilization in Peru. Now housed at the National Museum of Archaeology, Anthropology, and History of Peru

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A silver disc with spirals, made by the Moche civilization in Peru. Now housed at the National Museum of Archaeology, Anthropology, and History of Peru

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This beautiful necklace of Princess Khenmet was found on her mummy, and is formed of a series of amulets made of gold, and set with semiprecious stones, such as carnelian, turquoise and lapis lazuli. Ca. 1932-1898 BCE, now housed at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo

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This beautiful necklace of Princess Khenmet was found on her mummy, and is formed of a series of amulets made of gold, and set with semiprecious stones, such as carnelian, turquoise and lapis lazuli. Ca. 1932-1898 BCE, now housed at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo

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A pectoral made of gold and lapis lazuli, found in the burial of the queen Kama in Leontopolis, Egypt. 837-728 BCE, now housed at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo

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A pectoral made of gold and lapis lazuli, found in the burial of the queen Kama in Leontopolis, Egypt. 837-728 BCE, now housed at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo

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Royal staff handle from the Achaemenid Empire . It features a cylindrical gold socket, ending in two lapis lazuli lion heads. The socket is decorated with repoussé work, and traces of ivory or bone remain inside. On display at the Iranian Gallery, British Museum.

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Royal staff handle from the Achaemenid Empire . It features a cylindrical gold socket, ending in two lapis lazuli lion heads. The socket is decorated with repoussé work, and traces of ivory or bone remain inside. On display at the Iranian Gallery, British Museum.

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A gold, carnelian, lapis lazuli and feldspar bracelet of the High Priest of Amun, Pinedjem II, found on his mummy in the Royal Cache at Thebes, Egypt. 990-969 BCE, now housed at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo

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A gold, carnelian, lapis lazuli and feldspar bracelet of the High Priest of Amun, Pinedjem II, found on his mummy in the Royal Cache at Thebes, Egypt. 990-969 BCE, now housed at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo

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Head from a statue of the goddess Hathor in the form of a cow. Egypt, New Kingdom, 18th dynasty, ca 1450 BC. Calcite with lapis lazuli and rock crystal. Loaned to the Metropolitan Museum of Art from the British Museum

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Head from a statue of the goddess Hathor in the form of a cow. Egypt, New Kingdom, 18th dynasty, ca 1450 BC. Calcite with lapis lazuli and rock crystal. Loaned to the Metropolitan Museum of Art from the British Museum

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A mantle with bird motifs, made of wool and cotton, found at Wari Kayán necropolis in Peru. 200 BCE-50 CE, Paracas culture, now housed at the National Museum of Archaeology, Anthropology and History of Peru

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A mantle with bird motifs, made of wool and cotton, found at Wari Kayán necropolis in Peru. 200 BCE-50 CE, Paracas culture, now housed at the National Museum of Archaeology, Anthropology and History of Peru

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A gold alloy ring with a depiction of a naked teenager with a fishing net. From a tomb in the western necropolis of ancient Rhodes, 350-325 BCE, now housed at Rhodes Archaeological Museum in Greece

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A gold alloy ring with a depiction of a naked teenager with a fishing net. From a tomb in the western necropolis of ancient Rhodes, 350-325 BCE, now housed at Rhodes Archaeological Museum in Greece

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Golden dagger of Aanépàdda, head of the First Dynasty of Ur and King of Kish, found in his tomb in the Royal Cemetery of Ur - c. 2350 BCE

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Golden dagger of Aanépàdda, head of the First Dynasty of Ur and King of Kish, found in his tomb in the Royal Cemetery of Ur - c. 2350 BCE

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The silver urn with golden oak wreath likely holding the ashes of Alexander IV - the teenage son of Alexander the Great, c. 310 BCE. From Tomb III , now housed at the Museum of the Royal Tombs in Vergina, Greece

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The silver urn with golden oak wreath likely holding the ashes of Alexander IV - the teenage son of Alexander the Great, c. 310 BCE. From Tomb III , now housed at the Museum of the Royal Tombs in Vergina, Greece

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An ancient Egyptian curved diorite gneiss bowl with five in-turned rim sections. Found in tomb 1024 at Giza Necropolis, Fourth Dynasty or earlier, now housed at the Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology in California

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An ancient Egyptian curved diorite gneiss bowl with five in-turned rim sections. Found in tomb 1024 at Giza Necropolis, Fourth Dynasty or earlier, now housed at the Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology in California

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A wooden throne with footstool, plated with silver and decorated with gilded studs. Found in Tomb 79 at Salamis, Cyprus, late 8th century BCE, now housed at the Cyprus Archaeological Museum

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A wooden throne with footstool, plated with silver and decorated with gilded studs. Found in Tomb 79 at Salamis, Cyprus, late 8th century BCE, now housed at the Cyprus Archaeological Museum

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Reconstruction of the Old Lord of Sipán in ceremonial regalia. His tomb was one of several found at Huaca Rajada, also known as Sipán, a Moche archaeological site in northern Peru, and dates to around 300-400 AD

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Reconstruction of the Old Lord of Sipán in ceremonial regalia. His tomb was one of several found at Huaca Rajada, also known as Sipán, a Moche archaeological site in northern Peru, and dates to around 300-400 AD

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Archaeologists have discovered the tomb of Thutmose II, first tomb of a pharaoh since Tutankhamun's was uncovered over a century ago. Thutmose II, one of the greatest pharaohs, was Queen Hatshepsut's husband, and his tomb was the last undiscovered royal tomb of the 18th Egyptian dynasty.

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Archaeologists have discovered the tomb of Thutmose II, first tomb of a pharaoh since Tutankhamun's was uncovered over a century ago. Thutmose II, one of the greatest pharaohs, was Queen Hatshepsut's husband, and his tomb was the last undiscovered royal tomb of the 18th Egyptian dynasty.

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