Beads from the excavation of the Santa Catalina de Guale Mission on St. Catherines Island off Georgia. From left to right: On top: Common cobalt blue seed bead, most likely from Venice (20,906 found); bottom: Venetian turquoise/green-blue seed bead or rocaille (5777 found); unique blue green melon bead from China; Spanish gilded oval glass bead (15 found); On top: Ichtucknee plain turquoise blue bead with white patinas now thought to be manufactured in France (one of 5,265); bottom: Green Heart bugle bead with a thin clear veneer over red-orange glass over green glass from the Margariteri guild of Venice (one of 5). Credit: AMNH