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Historical Development of Necklaces

Neolithic Talc Necklace
Prehistoric use of natural materials like feathers, bone, shells, and plants
Bronze Age transition to metallic jewelry
Ancient Near East depiction of necklaces in art
Early European necklaces with precious metals and inset stones
Ancient Mesopotamia's use of cylinder seals as jewelry
Ancient Babylon's necklaces made from carnelian, lapis lazuli, agate, and gold
Ancient Sumerians' creation of necklaces and beads from gold, silver, lapis lazuli, and carnelian
Ancient Egypt's various necklace types made of organic or semi-precious and precious materials
Ancient Crete's necklaces worn by all classes, with different materials for peasants and the wealthy

2000 BC – AD 400: Bronze amulets embossed with coral
Celtic and Gallic Europe's preference for heavy metal torc necklaces
AD 400 - 1300: Early European barbarian groups favoring wide, intricate gold collars
Germanic tribes' gold and silver necklaces with complex detailing and inlaid stones
Anglo-Saxon and Scandinavian silver neck-rings with patterns and animal forms

Men wearing chains, plaques, and pendants in the Renaissance
Wealthy men wearing shoulder-covering collars with gems by the end of the 15th century
Long pearl ropes and chains with precious stones in the 1500s-1600s
Baroque period's unsophisticated necklaces for women, including simple strands of pearls or delicately linked metal strands with small stones
Portrait pendants, lockets, and miniature portraits as pendants in the 1600s-1700s

Necklaces as symbols of wealth, beauty, and spirituality
Ceremonial and religious use of necklaces in different cultures
Protective or healing properties attributed to certain necklaces
Necklaces as a form of self-expression and personal style
Influence of court gowns, Greek-inspired designs, and gem-encrusted collars in fashion trends
Opulent necklaces that can be dismantled and reconfigured into shorter necklaces, brooches, and bracelets

Qing dynasty China's court necklace called chaozhu
Chinese culture's tradition of wearing necklaces with longevity lock pendants
Evolution of the ring-like neck ornament yingluo into a classical form of necklace in Chinese society
Aboriginal Tasmanian women's tradition of making shell necklaces
Threat to the tradition of making shell necklaces and efforts to preserve it
Different styles, shapes, and materials of yingluo necklaces in present-day China
Cultural significance and continued practice of making shell necklaces in Oceania

Reference	URL
Glossary	https://harryandcojewellery.com.au/blogs/glossary/necklace
Wikipedia	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Necklace
Wikidata	https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q189299
Knowledge Graph	https://www.google.com/search?kgmid=/m/01llwg