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Cro-Magnon drilled shell beads from a necklace
Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
Washington, DC, United States
Cro-Magnon Shell Bead Necklace
Date of discovery:
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Site: Cro-Magnon, France
Jewelry
Our ancestors used jewelry and other personal adornments to reflect their identity. These adornments may have represented membership in a particular group or someone’s age, sex, and social status.
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Details
- Title: Cro-Magnon drilled shell beads from a necklace
- Location: Cro-Magnon, France, Europe
- Type: Jewelry (reconstruction)
- Rights: This image was obtained from the Smithsonian Institution. The image or its contents may be protected by international copyright laws. http://www.si.edu/termsofuse
- External Link: View this object record in the Smithsonian Institution Human Origins Website
- Photo Credit: Chip Clark, Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History
- Historic Period: About 30,000 years old
- Field: Archaeology
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