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2,000-Year-Old Jewelry Was Made Using Sophisticated Diamond Drills

The nomadic tribes that occupied Central Asia 2,000 years ago used diamond drills to perforate gemstones when manufacturing ...
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Evidence From Ancient Uzbek Cemetery Proves That Jewelers Used Diamond Drills Over 2,000 Years Ago

In the creation of your modern jewelry – whether that’s earrings, necklaces, rings, brooches, or bracelets – raw gemstones are sawed, then ground and polished, in order to make the desirable shapes ...