An experimental replica of shell beads with Natufian red organic colorant made from the roots of Rubiaceae plants. (Laurent Davin/Creative Commons via Courthouse News) (CN) — The Natufians, the first ...

Glass beads in various colours dominate the unearthed antiquities (7,000), shell beads and ornaments of different models (over 2,500), even as different types of potteries, and iron, copper, and gold ...

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Archaeologists show that the Chumash Indians had been using shell beads as money for at least 800 years. As one of the most experienced archaeologists studying California's Native Americans, Lynn ...

The site has been dated between 400 and 800 BC. The excavation was carried out by the ASI’s Nagpur branch. The Archaeological Survey of India has unearthed traces of a 2,500-year-old settlement in ...

Perforated shells found at South Africa's Blombos Cave appear to have been strung as beads about 75,000 years ago-making them 30,000 years older than any previously identified personal ornaments.

Two of the most commonly accepted theories for the origin of money are the commodity theory and the chartalist theory. Both have drawbacks, but in recent years, the chartalist theory has gained much ...