The early definition of jewelry refers to headwear worn on the head; while the modern definition refers to any ornament that can be worn on the body to match clothing or related environment for decorative purposes.
It is difficult to accurately verify when humans began to wear jewelry. However, it is not difficult to infer that humans have had an inextricable relationship with jewelry since they began to realize how to decorate and beautify themselves. The most primitive jewelry of humans can probably be traced back to the distant Stone Age.
According to reports, Italian archaeologists discovered a female corpse of an ancient human about 160,000 years ago on the Mediterranean coast a few years ago. The female corpse was wearing a necklace made of animal bones and stones. It may be the earliest jewelry discovered in the world so far.