2,000-year-old gold rings and human bones found by archaeologists
Summary
Archaeologists in western Thailand discovered two gold rings and human bones at a site called Don Yai Thong. The rings are about 2,000 years old, and one has an ancient Indian script engraved on it. The site also has skeletons and other artifacts from a period known as the Iron Age.Key Facts
- Two gold rings, around 2,000 years old, were found at Don Yai Thong archaeological site in Phetchaburi province, Thailand.
- The rings were discovered with human bones during an excavation that started earlier in 2026.
- One ring has an engraving in Brahmi script, an old Indian writing system.
- The inscription reads "pusarakhitasa," meaning "the one protected by Pushya," a good zodiac sign in Indian astronomy.
- Experts think the rings' owner might have been a merchant from the ancient Indian caste group called Vaishyas.
- The Don Yai Thong site dates back to Thailand’s Iron Age, about 1,500 to 2,500 years ago.
- Archaeologists have found eight human skeletons, bronze and gold jewelry, pottery, and other items suggesting these were high-status burials.
- Charcoal samples from the site were sent to the U.S. for scientific dating, with excavation expected to finish soon.
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