Archaeologists Have Found the Oldest Jewelry on Record

Archaeologists have excavated what is believed to be the oldest jewelry on record. The artifacts consist of 33 shell beads that date back nearly 150,000 years. First published in Science Advances, researchers found the shell beads in 2014 and conducted a series of tests, such as uranium-series dating to determine the age of the shells and surrounding sediment. The findings were discovered in theBizmoune Cave -- an area located in the Southwest of Morocco. The 33 shells had holes drilled in them ...