Ancient shell beads may have been the first money used in the Americas

Shell beads created 2000 years ago by the Chumash, a Native American people, may be the first money used in the Americas

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https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24833134-800-ancient-shell-beads-may-have-been-the-first-money-used-in-the-americas/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home