Tiny glass beads discovered in mountain caves about 25 miles from the shores of Lake Malawi in eastern-central Africa provide evidence that European trade in the continent’s hinterland was built on ...
European glass beads found at North American archeological sites that predate European colonization are evidence of a vast trading economy, a new report concludes You can save this article by ...
The Apsáalooke artist’s new exhibition at Sargent’s Daughters in New York takes the form of a simulated trading floor for ...
A new study of European beads reveals the “extensive reach” of Native American trade networks in the 17th century. Image from the journal Antiquity European glass beads reached parts of North America ...
The 16th-century Venetians thought their glass beads looked good as embellishments for the body. The 17th-century Dutch, legend has it, liked the little jewels so much that they kidnapped some ...
From Arikamedu’s ancient bead trade to Kutchi bridal trousseaus, a jewellery project by Kunal Shah and Puja Shah, founders of ...
Aja Raden's new book, Stoned, is about jewelry, but on the first page she lays out a bold statement: "The history of the world is the history of desire." "There's no more powerful statement than 'I ...
The chemical composition of glass beads and their morphological characteristics can reveal where they come from. Archaeologists analyzed glass beads found at rural sites in Mali and Senegal from ...
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