When it was made: Around 1473 B.C. Related: Hårby Valkyrie: A 1,200-year-old gold Viking Age woman sporting a sword, shield and ponytail What it tells us about the past: This amulet, shaped like ...

The ruins of the complex were rediscovered in the 16th century. Jewelry and ornaments unearthed at the Karnak Temple Complex. Photo courtesy of the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities.

This exquisite necklace was excavated in the 1930s from the tomb of Hatnefer and her husband Ramose and is on display at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.