| 1. | Various studies have been conducted on these shell beads.
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| 2. | A shell bead was found under the skull.
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| 3. | Shell beads were another important export from Tumbe.
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| 4. | Additionally, he distributed sacred materials such as copper and certain colors of shell beads.
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| 5. | In addition, the excavations at Gatecliff Rockshelter recovered 17 shell beads and 4 ornaments.
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| 6. | Research shows that most of the shell beads found in sites were actually cut beads.
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| 7. | Found near a perforated shell bead.
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| 8. | The shell beads of Blombos Cave were from a small snail-like mollusk, Nassarius kraussianus.
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| 9. | Shell beads ( wampum ) served as money, for example, to compensate victims of crimes.
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| 10. | They also created wampum out of white and purple shell beads, and used the wampum for trading.
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