The jewellery was discovered at a construction site on the Black Isle.
Bronze Age bracelets and neck rings found at Rosemarkie being examined in a laboratoryArchaeologists said the fibrous cords used to knot together bracelets had survived for about 3,000 years.
Guard Archaeology, working with Scottish Conservation Studio, carried out laboratory investigations of the discoveries. Archaeologists said the finds would help to improve knowledge of the lives, beliefs and deaths of Bronze Age people in the Highlands. She said: "It would seem that the shallow pit was dug to the required length and depth to accommodate the items, before then being quickly backfilled.
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