Origin of Ancient Jade Tool Baffles Scientists
A composite photograph of the front and back of the jade gouge shown with a centimeter scale. CREDIT: Les O’Neil,
Read moreA composite photograph of the front and back of the jade gouge shown with a centimeter scale. CREDIT: Les O’Neil,
Read moreA discovery of ancient jade could shake up old notions of the New
World before Columbus. Scientists say they have traced 1,500-year-old
axe blades found in the eastern Caribbean to ancient jade mines in
Central America 1,800 miles (2,900 kilometers) away.