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3 November 2014

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Stone age jewellery

Three types of jewellery have been found here - beads, pendants and pins. Most of the jewellery was made from bone. Some of the jewellery was finely decorated and carefully carved into shapes. Some of the hair pins were 35 centimetres long! What do you think we can tell about the person who wore it?


 
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