Archaeologists excavated more than 1,500 artifacts — including “mysterious shells” — from two islands in French Polynesia, according to The University of Sydney. James Flexner & Emilie Perez The ...
The purplish shells of quahogs, treasured in the past by Native Americans, now appear alongside gold, mother-of-pearl and onyx. By Jill Newman For centuries Native Americans treasured quahog shells, ...