Ancient earrings reveal a forgotten way to fold gold like fabric. A pair of Ming Dynasty earrings looked, at first glance, as if someone had spun gold into impossibly fine thread, like delicate filigree. But when the researchers looked closer, they found no wires at all. The ridges were part of the gold sheet itsel... [5198 chars]
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