Archaeologists present that the Chumash Indians had been utilizing shell beads as cash for at the least 800 years.

Researchers current an expanded evaluation of African ostrich eggshell beads, testing the speculation that bigger beads sign the arrival of herders. The information reveals a extra nuanced interpretation that gives higher perception into the historical past of financial change and cultural contact.

Prehistoric Iberians created "imitation amber" by repeatedly coating bead cores with tree resins... Many research have confirmed the decorative and symbolic significance of amber to European prehistoric peoples. This research is the primary to debate potential prehistoric Iberian "imitation amber" beads made utilizing the appliance of repeated resinite coatings on ...