Collage by Tilden Bissell for W magazine. For me, there’s no better feeling than breaking out my new summer wardrobe when hot weather finally hits. This season is shaping up to be filled with ...

Turns out, beaded jewelry is no fleeting trend. Archaeologists have unearthed what is likely to be the oldest piece of jewelry on record, and it happens to be 33 shell beads that date back 150,000 ...

Shell beads were unveiled Nov. 18 by archaeologists in Morocco, which they said are some of the oldest baubles in the world. Getty Images Even the earliest Homo sapiens adored their precious gemstones ...

Shell beads recovered from Bizmoune Cave A. Bouzouggar, INSAP, Morocco Ornaments made from shells represent one of the earliest expressions of modern social behaviour and cognitive development. As ...

According to fashionistas, you are what your wear. But when did humans start decorating themselves for self-expression? Three bead-like shells from ancient Israel and Algeria suggest that such ...

“It is not that we found only finished shell ornaments, we also got unfinished objects, shell beads in various shapes, shell rings, shell pendants. When it comes to bangles made of shells, we found ...

Archaeologists show that the Chumash Indians had been using shell beads as money for at least 800 years. As one of the most experienced archaeologists studying California's Native Americans, Lynn ...