Science news articles about 'shell beads'

... as early as 80,000 years ago. These beads add significantly to similar finds dating back ... gradually through human evolution. Curiously, shell beads disappear from the archaeological record in Africa ...

... for dinosaurs. Learn about the techniques of archaeology, like using sound to see underground, and how ancient shell beads may reveal when human beings decorated themselves for the first time. [More]

... as abstract and realistic art, and body decoration using threaded shell beads, ochre or tattoo kits; musical instruments; bone, antler and ivory artefacts; stone blades; and ...