Ancient
Deep Dive: Personal adornment in early Egypt
A feature in Current World Archaeology traces how people in early Egypt adorned themselves, from the Neolithic (about 7000 BC) to the first dynasties (about 2686 BC). As the Sahara dried out, people from nearby regions settled in the Nile Valley and brought new materials with them, and later Egyptians traded for metals and minerals from as far as Nubia, Anatolia and Mesopotamia. The jewelry found in graves and settlements shows how these early communities were linked to other cultures.
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