The Kingdom of Morocco commemorated Independence Day in style showcasing one of the world’s oldest pieces of jewelry discovered at the famous Bismoun Cave in Essaouira, a port city on Morocco’s Atlantic coast.
The famous Bismoun Cave archaeological discoveries are on show in Chellah space in Rabat in what authorities have described “as the unveiling of human history as a whole”.
The exhibition, a brainchild of the Ministry of Culture, started on Thursday and will run for the next couple of days.
Minister of Culture, Youth and Communication, Mr Mehdi Bensaid, and the research team witnessed the presentation at the exhibition, in the presence of Royal Advisor Andre Azoulay and ambassadors of various countries, who came to see the discoveries for the first time.
The search team, made up of Moroccan and foreign scientists, discovered 32 marine pieces made of a seashell called Tritia Gibbosula, formerly known as Nassarius Gibbosulus, making up one of the world’s oldest pieces of jewellery so far.
The seashells were most likely used by humans as ornamental necklaces, which indicates a very ancient symbolic behaviour, according to researchers.
Bensaid said the Ministry of Culture arranged the event in celebration of Independence Day – 18 November – noting that this great discovery in Essaouira reflects the important history of human civilization’s early years in North Africa, and precisely in Morocco.
He added that “such discoveries contribute to the unveiling of human history as a whole, and makes Moroccans aware of the ample treasures the Kingdom has to offer the world.”
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