That estimate doesn’t include the time it would have taken to collect the scallop-like shells from the seashore. “We think the beads formed ceremonial clothing that was worn by these women ...

The study revealing the find was published in Science Advances. Approximately 270,000 shell beads crafted from marine shells were uncovered in one of the tombs at the Montelirio complex.

Officials of the Okinawa Prefectural Museum and Art Museum made the announcement on Oct. 21 about a shell bead unearthed in a dig at the Sakitari Cave site in Nanjo, Okinawa Prefecture ...

The women were buried with an estimated 270,769 disc-shaped beads made of marine shells, animal bones and stone. Together, the beads weigh around 33 pounds. Previously, the largest known ...

Located about 100 km from Keeladi, the Sangam-era site which is at least 2,600 years old, Vembakottai in Virudhunagar district is emerging as a one of the prime archaeological sites in Tamil Nadu.

Archaeologists have attempted to reproduce the production of these beads with experiments in four stages. Fragmentation of the shells with a stone tool; abrasion to round off the fragment ...