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Jacobson's pioneering study of ostrich eggshell (OES) beads as possible relative dating or stylistic markers for distinguishing herder and pre-herder or hunter-gatherer archaeological sites initiated an interest in OES beads among southern African archaeologists. The legacy is still with us, because it appeared to offer resolutions of particularly vexing problems in southern African archaeology concerning the introduction of herding economies and the identities of peoples involved either as agents or bystanders. A number of studies soon followed; their interpretations are summarised here along with a tabulation of the metrical data upon which the interpretations are based. A quarter century of increasing rigour and comprehensiveness in the analysis of OES beads in southern Africa, however, has not led to increasing confidence in the results obtained. These studies, while technically sound, did not have a reliable interpretive base as little was understood about OES variability. An overview of ostrich physiology and eggshell development along with an analysis of recent and archaeological beads and bead articles reveals that a bead's size is a function of a complex interplay between a shell's original chemical structure, environmental influences pre- and post-bead fabrication, and a bead maker's original intent for the use to which the bead was to be put. Some statistical and presentational deficiencies in OES bead analyses are examined.

This article shows how the production of kula valuables and, through their circulation, the naming of persons becomes the preeminent form of wealth for the people of Muyuw, Woodlark Island, in the northeast corner of the Kula Ring in Papua New Guinea. The first half of the argument describes the circulation forms of the kula in the context of the last thirty years of exchange theory as it has been reformulated through the reading of Karl Marx. The second half of the article describes the metonymic and metaphoric transformations entailed by persons naming valuables and becoming named through their circulation throughout the regional system that is the kula.

A female skeleton, whose 14C age is about 8540 BP (c. 7500 cal BC), from the basal part of the Holocene loess at Fenpo Gully, west of the village of Donghulin, Mentougou district of Beijing, was associated with a shell necklace restored from 68 gastropod shells. This unprecedented find also contributes new environmental information.

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All cultures have certain traditions when it comes to marriage. In the Solomon Islands, the bride's family asks for payment from the groom's family. This payment comes in the form of KASTOM MANI. Kastom mani are shell necklaces, also considered shell money, made by the villagers. These necklaces are very valuable and can be used as payment for many other things as well. Learn how the kastom mani are made and how they are used.

A new band of jewelers makes a fine mess of luxury. The lesson? One can be pretty in punk.

CAMPARI AT THE COLONY CLUB OR MANHATTANS AT THE METROPOLITAN? LONGER, LEANER, LUXERELEGANTLY LOUCHEIS THE NEW COCKTAIL-HOUR LOOK.

On a glamorous getaway to L.A., actor Jon Hamm plays leading man opposite model Catherine McNeil, who wears a retro Hollywood-worthy mix of rich Technicolor, graphic prints, and bold bijoux.