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 ...

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 ...

As one of the most experienced archaeologists studying California’s Native Americans, Lynn Gamble knew the Chumash Indians had been using shell beads as money for at least 800 years. But an exhaustive ...

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 ...

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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.

NAHA--Researchers in Okinawa Prefecture have confirmed the discovery of the oldest artificially colored ornament ever found in Japan. Officials of the Okinawa Prefectural Museum and Art Museum made ...

VIRUDHUNAGAR: Glass beads and shell bangles were unearthed by archaeologists during the third phase of the Vembakottai excavation. So far, 2,860 antiquities and artefacts have been unearthed during ...

Human culture developed slowly in northern Africa and the Middle East rather than bursting forth in Europe, suggest scientists, who have discovered what may be the oldest shell beads dating back ...