The excavation of the site's drainage system revealed a treasure trove of intricately carved gemstone intaglios, providing a glimpse into the opulence enjoyed by wealthy bathers during the third and ...

An extremely rare engraved Roman gemstone has been discovered underwater by researchers near Venice in northern Italy. Researchers at the Ca' Foscari University of Venice found the ancient piece of ...

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A pair of diamonds that formed hundreds of kilometers deep in Earth’s malleable mantle both contain specks of materials that ...

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Millions of years ago, precious gem stones from the heart of southern Africa washed westward along the Orange River and emptied into the Atlantic Ocean. While some swept up on the beaches along the ...

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Seemingly contradictory materials are trapped together in two glittering diamonds from South Africa, shedding light on how ...