Dear Umit,
They are indeed older than the shell beads from Blombos, but younger than
those reported from Skhul (see Science, 312: 1785-1788. 23 June 2006).
Regards, Henk K. Mienis
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From: "Umit Kebap??" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Sunday, August 10, 2008 6:31 AM
Subject: [CONCH-L] Oldest known jewelry
>
> I dont remember any remark on the new documentation (see the link) before
> here. To the site new find (a year ago indeed) predates S African cave
> shells.
> See:
>
> http://africascience.blogspot.com/2007/07/oldest-jewelry-found-in-morocco-
> cave.html
>
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