Beads tell civilization's story. The earliest, made from shells as early as 100,000 years ago, are evidence-like cave paintings-of abstract thought. During the Bronze Age, cities saw trade of stone beads, priz... Beads tell civilization's story. The earliest, made from shells as early as 100,000 years ago, are evidence-like cave paintings-of abstract thought. During the Bronze Age, cities saw trade of stone beads, prized for the technology that produced them and for their raw materials, such as carnelian.……展开更多
文摘 Beads tell civilization's story. The earliest, made from shells as early as 100,000 years ago, are evidence-like cave paintings-of abstract thought. During the Bronze Age, cities saw trade of stone beads, prized for the technology that produced them and for their raw materials, such as carnelian.……