Drone lasers uncovered an ancient bead-making community in Florida and changed archaeologists' views of islands

Drone lasers have uncovered a significant ancient settlement on Florida's Raleigh Island, revealing a vibrant community ...
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Buried in more than 270,000 beads, grave reveals women’s power 5,000 years ago

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An Ancient Economy

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 ...
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Shell beads from South African cave show modern human behavior 75,000 years ago

ARLINGTON, Va.- 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 ...
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Shell Bead Study Pushes Back Use of Currency in California

SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA—According to a statement released by the University of California, Santa Barbara, archaeologist Lynn Gamble compared and measured different types of shell beads made by ...