Body Ornaments

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Soon after the appearance of modern humans came ornaments that were used to adorn people's bodies. These items had no practical use, but were used for purely ornamental purposes.

References

1. Kuhn, S.L., M. C. Stiner, D. S. Reese, and E. Güleç. Ornaments of the earliest Upper Paleolithic: New insights from the Levant. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 98: 7641-7646.