The Kingdom of Morocco commemorates Independence Day in a stylish way, displaying one of the world's oldest jewels found in the famous Bismoun cave in Essaouira, a port city on the Atlantic coast of Morocco.

The famous Bismond cave archaeological discoveries are exhibited in the Chellah space in Rabat, and the authorities call it "the unveiling of the entire history of mankind."

The exhibition is the brainchild of the Ministry of Culture. It started on Thursday and will last for several days.

The Minister of Culture, Youth and Communications, Mr. Mehdi Benside, and the research team witnessed the exhibition. Royal adviser Andre Azoulay and ambassadors of various countries came to watch these discoveries for the first time.

A search team composed of Moroccan and foreign scientists found 32 marine jewels made from seashells named Tritia Gibbosula (previously known as Nassarius Gibbosulus), one of the oldest jewels in the world to date.

According to researchers, seashells are most likely to be used as decorative necklaces by humans, indicating that this is a very ancient symbolic act.

Benside said that the Ministry of Culture arranged the event to celebrate Independence Day-November 18-and pointed out that this great discovery of Essaouira reflects the important history of the early human civilization in North Africa, precisely in Morocco.

He added: “These discoveries help to lift the veil of the entire human history and make Moroccans aware of the rich treasures that the kingdom must provide the world.”

Royal adviser Andre Azoulay described the moment as “significant” and praised the minister for choosing Chellah to commemorate the event. Azoulay also expressed his gratitude to the scientists for their hard work and hard work over the years.

Azoulay added: "This discovery will help re-examine historical facts, especially in terms of communication between different human groups in that era."

Abdeljalil Bouzoukar, a professor of higher education at the National Institute of Archaeology and Heritage in Rabat, said, “This discovery has great symbolic significance.”

Bozukar added that “unlike artifacts, symbolic tools can only communicate through language.” Therefore, these symbols are related to language, which shows that we are on the cusp of introducing language in the history of human civilization.

The Moroccan researchers explained that these findings “highlight the beginning of the formation of collective identities” because the spread of this marine shell can be traced back to 35,000 years ago.

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