Image shows a heat map of the thickness of different snail shells, undated photo. People used snail shells as jewellery 45,000 years ago, Austrian researchers claim. Note: Licensed content. (Marjolein D. Bosch/OeAW)
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06 April 2023
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Sea snail shells discovered during excavation work in Lebanon had been taken there to be used as jewellery some 45,000 years ago. The fact that the items were so used was confirmed by Dr Marjolein D. Bosch from the Archaeological Institute of the Austrian Academy of Sciences (OeAW) and her...