Fiji Pearl Diamond Fashion Jewelry 20

Fiji Pearl Diamond Fashion Jewelry. 

By Aamir Mannan.

The Persian Gulf/Red Sea region is believed to be the home of mankind's first civilization, the Sumerian civilization that arose on the banks of the rivers of Euphrates and Tigris in Mesopotamia, in the period 5,900 B.C - 2,350 B.C. popularly known as the "Cradle of Human Civilization." The Sumerian empires were followed by the Akkadian (2,350 B.C.-2,193 B.C.), Babylonian (2,004-1,600 B.C.) and Assyrian empires (2000-1800 B.C. and 1600-1200 B.C.). Some of the other ancient civilizations 

of this region were the Ancient Egyptian Civilization (3,200-1,000 B.C.), Ancient Iranian - Elamite Civilization (3,200-539 B.C.), and the Ancient Anatolian Civilization (2,500-700 B.C.). Archaeological evidence from this region such as jewelry found inside sarcophagi, ancient sculptures, coins etc point to the ancient use of pearls as ornaments in this region. Such evidences are however scarce given the organic origin of pearls, that could not withstand the ravages caused by burial for long periods of time.