Stunning Prehistoric Jewelry Reveals 9 Hidden Societies in Ice Age Europe

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3. And can't some of this be explained by trade?

additional analyses of genetic data from burial sites reveal that some of these categories shared the same cultural embellishments even though they were of different ancestries.

My thinking is the cultural norms in artisanship and fashion have always marched side by side with an inherent eye for the exotic and unique. People are eager to acquire that 'thing' that sets apart ...
(and then 3 years later they're copying it, or at least attempting to)