Popular for 6,000 years, turquoise has inspired people of many different cultures and nations over the entire course of mankinds written history. The Egyptians began mining turquoise in the Sinai Peninsula around 5500 BC. When the tomb of Queen Zer was unearthed in 1900, a turquoise and gold bracelet was found on her wrist, one of the oldest pieces of

jewelry ever discovered! Today, Turquoise is more popular than ever as modern designers incorporate Egyptian, Persian and Native American motifs with modern production techniques.