That estimate doesn’t include the time it would have taken to collect the scallop-like shells from the seashore. “We think the beads formed ceremonial clothing that was worn by these women ...

More than 270,000 delicate shell beads recovered from the nearly 5,000-year-old "Ivory Lady" tomb in Spain represent the largest collection of beads ever found in the world, according to ...

The women were buried with an estimated 270,769 disc-shaped beads made of marine shells, animal bones and stone. Together, the beads weigh around 33 pounds. Previously, the largest known ...

Following is a transcript of the video. Narrator: Cracking a quahog shell with a deer antler is the first step in creating wampum beads and jewelry. But today, Native American artist Allen Hazard ...

The purplish shells of quahogs, treasured in the past by Native Americans, now appear alongside gold, mother-of-pearl and ...

The March sun beats down on the team of workers, led by archaeologists, excavating trenches on the northern banks of the River Vaippar at Vembakottai .