A 4,000-year-old necklace made of gold was discovered in a burial pit in Peru, near Lake Titicaca. “This is a time when social roles are changing and there are a variety of new ones as well as competition for them, so the gold reflects some of that prestige and status competition during this time of change,” Mark Aldenderfer of the University of Arizona, Tucson, said in a second article. Pictures of the individual gold beads can be seen at Kris’s Archaeology Blog.

National Geographic News has more information on the pre-Inca temple discovered at Sacsayhuaman, also in Peru. The temple had 11 rooms and is thought to have held idols and mummies.

Photographs of the colossal statue of Egypt’s Queen Tiye have been published.

The Egyptian boy king played marbles, according to an April Fool’s Day press conference held at Leiden University and reported in South Africa’s IOL. Be sure to follow the link for a picture of Tut at play.

Renowned explorer Col. Ashland Quell deigned to give ARCHAEOLOGY a holiday interview.

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