[Jewelry making - Article 00052] - Re: [Orchid] Jewelry techniques from stoneage

[Lisa Orlando]

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    I'm wondering if we might re-name this thread. I seem to remember
    that the original post asked about Stone Age (i.e. Paleolithic)
    jewelry and the techniques used in that period. Unless my memory is
    way off, the earliest human creations that can be identified as
    jewelry are from the Upper (late) Paleolithic and consist almost
    entirely of beads. These were carved from organic materials, stones,
    etc.--or merely had a hole punched in them. Just a hobby...unlike the
    cave paintings. 

    I think there may be some extant (hammered?) metal jewelry from the
    pre-Bronze Age Neolithic, but even Neolithic "jewelers" focused on
    beads. A few of the pieces on the Anatolian site recommended by Esin
    Eren (great site! thanks!) are from the early Bronze Age, and I think
    that's about as early as metal jewelry gets (maybe 3000 BCE). 

    I myself would be very interested in any other research or
    information on late Neolithic and early Bronze Age jewelry and the
    techniques used. I doubt that granulation fits into this
    category--wasn't it originated by the Etruscans? 

Lisa Orlando
Aphrodite's Ornaments

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