Beads Archive

Oldest Bead In America Discovered At La Prele Mammoth Site, Wyoming

AncientPages.com | February 13, 2024

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - The oldest known bead in the Americas has been unearthed at the La Prele Mammoth site, located in Converse County, Wyoming. According to

Amazing 4,500-Year-Old Egyptian Bead-Net Dress Found In Giza Tomb Restored

AncientPages.com | June 27, 2023

Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - In 1927, a team of archaeologists led by George A. Reisner excavated at Giza, Egypt, where they unearthed a remarkable ancient treasure. The

Upcycling In The Past: Viking Beadmakers' Secrets Revealed

Archaeology

Traditional Viking-Age Crafts: Glass Beadmakers And Their Secrets

AncientPages.com | October 4, 2022

Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Ribe was an important trading town in the Viking Age. Glass bead-making is one of the traditional Viking-Age crafts with a long history. Colorful

Archaeology

Beads Show European Trade In African Interior Used Indigenous Routes

AncientPages.com | September 17, 2022

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Tiny glass beads discovered in mountain caves about 25 miles from the shores of Lake Malawi in eastern-central Africa provide evidence that European