The oldest shell jewellery workshop in Western Europe (IMAGE)

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The oldest shell jewellery workshop in Western Europe

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Map of Europe illustrating the categories of raw materials used for personal ornaments from pre-Aurignacian Upper Palaeolithic archaeological contexts. Note the regional peculiarity of La Roche-à-Pierrot, Saint-Césaire, where shells were used to make jewellery.

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