A team of Egyptian and English archaeologists have discovered a collection of ornate gold jewelry at the Tell el-Amarna necropolis on the east bank of the Nile River in Egypt.. Their age is estimated at 3,500 years, according to The Jerusalem Post..

The necropolis was a burial place for the inhabitants of the city of Amarna or Akhetaten, which was built in 1346.. BC. as the capital of Pharaoh Akhenaten. Jewelry was discovered when archaeologists examined the burial of a young woman.

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The woman was wrapped in cloth and plant fiber matting and buried with a necklace with petal-shaped pendants and three gold and soapstone rings.. On one of the rings there was an image of the ancient Egyptian deity Bes, who was worshiped as the protector of mothers, children and childbirth..

The other two rings were inscribed with the hieroglyphic inscription "

The young woman was buried among a small number of other burial ramparts, graves and tombs, all of which date from 1550-1292.. BC. , times of the XVIII dynasty.

Although Akhenaten originally followed the traditional ancient Egyptian polytheistic religion, he later created his own religion, called Atenism, which was centered around the worship of the sun god Aten.. The construction of the city began around the fifth year of his reign (1346).. BC. ) and is considered completed by the ninth year (1341. BC. ), although it became the capital only two years after that.

The city was abandoned shortly after the death of the pharaoh, when his son, Tutankhamun, decided to leave it in favor of his birthplace - Thebes..

Previously, archaeologists have discovered a 1300-year-old gold and gemstone necklace in the UK.. Researchers believe it was found at the site of the tomb of an influential woman who was likely an early Christian leader..