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2006-10-23 07:06:25 · 8 answers · asked by shanii2007 1 in Society & Culture Cultures & Groups Other - Cultures & Groups

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Jewelry of one kind or another has been around since ancient times and probably well before that. I don't think that any one person or group of people can claim that they alone invented jewelry.

2006-10-23 07:10:39 · answer #1 · answered by PaganPoetess 5 · 0 0

that's so hard to guess it. Because so long time ago when the indians in South America were close to be discovered, they alredy have those jewels and they have a city named "el dorado"
that city was supposed to be all covered in gold even the river but no one ever found it. Till today they're still looking for it but many people says that is a myth, not reality. My point is that is very hard to find out but the first having it was the indians.

2006-10-23 07:23:07 · answer #2 · answered by *fLaK* 3 · 0 0

I am certain that who ever it was has been lost to history for all time!

According to noted archeologists they have "found" jewelry in excavations dating back hundreds of thousands of years in all parts of the world, and way before "history" began.

2006-10-23 07:23:30 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

I did and I made a bunch of money when I sold the patent. But now I am old becuase I did that a long time ago. Now I am old, Rich and lonely with no women. I need a young one to share my last remaining days with.

2006-10-23 07:14:29 · answer #4 · answered by SuperSoldierGIJOE 3 · 0 0

The ancient egyptians

2006-10-23 07:48:13 · answer #5 · answered by Tanner B 1 · 0 0

Indians (from India)

2006-10-23 07:16:41 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Here's a history of Jewelry:

The first signs of jewellery came from the Cro-Magnons, ancestors of Homo sapiens, around 40,000 years ago. The Cro-Magnons originally migrated from the Middle East to settle in Europe and replace the Neanderthals as the dominant species. The jewellery pieces they made were crude necklaces and bracelets of bone, teeth and stone hung on pieces of string or animal sinew, or pieces of carved bone used to secure clothing together. In some cases, jewellery had shell or mother-of-pearl pieces. In southern Russia, carved bracelets made of mammoth tusk have been found. Most commonly, these have been found as grave-goods. Around 7,000 years ago, the first sign of copper jewellery was seen.

Ancient Egypt:

The first signs of established jewellery making in Ancient Egypt was around 3,000-5,000 years ago.[10] The Egyptians preferred the luxury, rarity, and workability of gold over other metals. Predynastic Egypt had already acquired much gold; although the Egyptians acquired gold from the eastern deserts of Africa and from Nubia, in later years they captured it in the spoils of war or were gifted it in tributes from other nations.

Jewellery in Egypt soon began to symbolise power and religious power in the community. Although it was worn by wealthy Egyptians in life, it was also worn by them in death; with jewellery commonly seen among grave goods. Unfortunately, grave robbers have destroyed much of the archeological evidence.

In conjunction with gold jewellery, Egyptians used coloured glass in place of precious gems. Although the Egyptians had access to gemstones, they preferred the colours they could create in glass over the natural colours of stones. For nearly each gemstone, there was a glass formulation used by the Egyptians to mimic it. The colour of the jewellery was very important, as different colours meant different things; the Book of the Dead dictated that the necklace of Isis around a mummy’s neck must be red to satisfy Isis’s need for blood, while green jewellery meant new growth for crops and fertility. Although lapis lazuli and silver had to be imported from beyond the country’s borders, most other materials for jewellery were found in or near Egypt, for example in the Red Sea, where the Egyptians mined Cleopatra's favourite gem, the emerald. Egyptian jewellery was predominantly made in large workshops attached to temples or palaces.

Egyptian designs were most common in Phoenician designs. Also, ancient Turkish designs found in Persian jewellery suggests trading from the Middle East into Europe was not uncommon. Women used to wear elaborate gold and silver pieces that were used in ceremonies

2006-10-23 07:23:57 · answer #7 · answered by Jim W 1 · 0 0

The JEWS

2006-10-23 07:09:04 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0 1

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