"This thesis takes a bead's eye view of eastern Africa and Indian Ocean trade, focusing particularly on the trade and trade networks that connected southern Africa to the rest of the world. It also ...

A newly discovered treasure trove of more than 10,000 colorful glass beads, as well as evidence of glassmaking tools, suggests that an ancient city in southwestern Nigeria was one of the first places ...

African Waist Beads come in various dimensions and also colors. They likewise vary in style. There are beads that are rounded, hexagonal, cuneate, and several others. The African languages use quite ...

Michelle Arena, a glass artist from Brighton, can usually look at a bead and spot the technique and tool used to make it. That's not the case with beads made by South African glass artist Astrid ...

The South African Archaeological Bulletin is the longest established archaeological journal in sub-Saharan Africa, it contains the cutting edge of research on southern Africa. Appearing twice a year, ...

African beadwork jewelry is famous for its vibrant patterns and cultural significance. The art has been passed down ...

This is long before trading with Europe began in the 15th century. Glass beads have long been thought to be made from glass imported from Europe. But a recent archaeological discovery of glass in Igbo ...

Grahamstown — South African's rich bead-making heritage may be restored soon through a pilot-project in the Eastern Cape. A new initiative by Mintek's mall-scale mining division, funded by the Eastern ...