| The earliest bracelets date back to
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| | from the Latin Brachium, meaning, 'arm.'
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| around 2500 BC and were those worn by the
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| | When women caught on that these Bracels
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| Sumerians in southern Mesopotamia.
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| | would look great on them, they started
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| Bracelets, necklaces, anklets, finger
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| | wearing smaller versions, called little
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| rings and ear rings made the women of
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| | Bracels...or 'Bracel-ets.' The history of
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| Sumer into show windows of their
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| | bracelets stretches forward through the
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| husband's prosperity. Bracelets were
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| | Middle Ages of medieval Europe through
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| found in the tombs of Ur where it was
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| | the Baroque period of the 18th century,
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| customary to bury royalty with their
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| | and on right through to the present.
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| jewellery and unfortunately their poor
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| | Throughout time, bracelets have been made
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| servants. By about 2000 BC, in Ancient
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| | from many different materials such as
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| Egypt, bracelets emerged as major pieces
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| | leather, iron, copper, beads, bone and
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| of jewellery. Bracelets were found in the
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| | teeth as well as precious metals and
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| ruins from the Vesuvias eruption in
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| | gemstone. Throughout the ages bracelets
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| Pompeii in 79 AD. It was during the age
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| | have always been popular and the styles
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| of the Egyptian Pharaohs that charm
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| | seem to have varied according to dress
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| bracelets were first seen although charms
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| | styles. In cultures where people wore
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| themselves dated back as far as the
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| | sleeveless or short sleeved attire such
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| Neolithic era when men would gather
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| | as the Romans and ancient Greeks, the
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| unusual bits of wood or pieces of stone
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| | wearing of bracelets both on the upper
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| which would be carried about their person
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| | and lower arm became popular with both
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| in order to ward off their enemies. So
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| | men and women. The wearing of upper arm
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| these charms were considered 'lucky
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| | bracelets is still popular today with
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| charms' and powerful protectors against
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| | modern fashionable skimpy clothing
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| evil. It wasn't until the time of the
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| | lending itself well to the wearing of
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| Pharaohs though that these charms were
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| | more jewellery. Today, bracelets are worn
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| incorporated into elaborate pieces of
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| | by both men and women in a variety of
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| jewellery such as wrist and neck
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| | materials such as traditional precious
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| bracelets which were not only deemed to
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| | metals like gold silver and platinum.
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| offer protection but were also a sign of
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| | Modern plastics and acrylics are now much
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| how prosperous the person had been in
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| | used to make trendy, unusual bracelets as
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| life and after death would be an
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| | well as metals like titanium and
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| indicator to the Gods of this persons
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| | zirconium which have become popular
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| proper status in the after life. In
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| | because they are hard wearing, very light
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| Grecian times bracelets were popular with
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| | and hypoallergenic. Whatever your tastes
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| men and soldiers wore defensive bands of
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| | and whatever your budget, there is an
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| leather, often decorated with gold,
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| | enormous choice of bracelets and bangles
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| silver and or gemstones, on their
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| | to suit everyone.
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| forearms. They were known as 'Bracels,'
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