In a cave in the western Morocco desert, archaeologists have discovered the world’s oldest jewelry: a set of shell beads dated from 142,000 and 150,000 years ago. Made from half-inch-long sea snail ...

Shell beads recovered from Bizmoune Cave A. Bouzouggar, INSAP, Morocco Ornaments made from shells represent one of the earliest expressions of modern social behaviour and cognitive development. As ...

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Turns out, beaded jewelry is no fleeting trend. Archaeologists have unearthed what is likely to be the oldest piece of jewelry on record, and it happens to be 33 shell beads that date back 150,000 ...

The oldest workshop for making shell jewelry has been unearthed at the Paleolithic site of La Roche-à-Pierrot in Saint-Césaire, Charente-Maritime. Dating back at least 42,000 years and accompanied by ...