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Mooaany: Posted on Friday, February 04, 2011 11:20 AM
The glass seed beads, referred to as trade beads, played an
important in the early colonies
North America. Columbus' first trade with the people of the Americas
was done with the use of trade beads to gain the confidence
and admiration of the native people. October 12, 1492, Columbus recorded
in his logbook that the natives of San Salvador Island were given red caps
and glass beads. This is the earliest written record of glass beads in
the Americas.
I believe a promise was made on a previous blog regarding a discussion about ancient glass beads. |
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