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Jewelry Is Forever, But Especially For The Future |
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Can you imagine something 115,000 years old? Recent archaeological expeditions have dated some of the earliest ornamental relics as coming from our earliest civilizations on Earth. Discovered in South Africa, the crude necklaces involve shells strung along very simple fibrous threads.
These latest finds join the wealth of ancient jewelry found in all the world’s early cultures, from every part of the globe. Jewelry craftsmanship, it seems, is as universal as almost every other endeavor that led to the growth and expansion of the world’s civilizations. And the practice and refinement of jewelry making has continued without interruption, often in defiance of crushing circumstances around it, for the entirety of human history. Put another way, if diamonds are a girl’s best friend, the art and craft of jewelry-making is at least her oldest friend. |
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