2000 BC
COWRY SHELLS
EGYPT
The Egyptians considered cowry shells to be magical agents and also used them as currency in foreign exchange transactions. Archaeologists have excavated millions of them in the tombs of the pharaohs.
EGYPT
The Egyptians considered cowry shells to be magical agents and also used them as currency in foreign exchange transactions. Archaeologists have excavated millions of them in the tombs of the pharaohs.