Archaeologists Discover the Oldest Jewellery On Record
The beads were discovered in Morocco sometime between 2014 and 2018 and are almost 150,000 years old.
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Archaeologists have unearthed the oldest piece of jewellery on record. They discovered 33 shell beads that date back 150,000 years ago. This find was outlined in a research article published by Science Advances.
The artefacts were discovered near Morocco‘s Atlantic coast in the Bizmoune Cave between 2014 and 2018. The beads have undergone rigorous tests to determine their age, and many of them are said to be between 142,000 and 150,000 years old.
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The beads are roughly half an inch long, and each of them seems to be made from two different sea snail species. According to the excavation team, the beads had holes in their centres, as well as markings from wear and tear, indicate they were hung on strings or from clothing.
Ancient beads from the North African region, such as these, are associated with the Aterian culture of the Middle Stone Age. Settlers of this time period are widely considered to be the first to have worn what we now consider jewellery.
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The post Archaeologists Discover the Oldest Jewellery On Record appeared first on LUXUO.
Image: University of Arizona
Archaeologists have unearthed the oldest piece of jewellery on record. They discovered 33 shell beads that date back 150,000 years ago. This find was outlined in a research article published by Science Advances.
The artefacts were discovered near Morocco‘s Atlantic coast in the Bizmoune Cave between 2014 and 2018. The beads have undergone rigorous tests to determine their age, and many of them are said to be between 142,000 and 150,000 years old.
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Image: University of Arizona
The beads are roughly half an inch long, and each of them seems to be made from two different sea snail species. According to the excavation team, the beads had holes in their centres, as well as markings from wear and tear, indicate they were hung on strings or from clothing.
Ancient beads from the North African region, such as these, are associated with the Aterian culture of the Middle Stone Age. Settlers of this time period are widely considered to be the first to have worn what we now consider jewellery.
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Archaeologist Steven L. Kuhn and his team say the shell beads are the earliest known evidence of a wide...
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