[PIF]

Then there is this piece from around 70,000 BC, presumed to have been made by Denisovans who are thought to be related to Neanderthals

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The 7,000-year-old stone bracelet is oldest ever found in the world (date in title missing a zero)

Polished zone of intensive contact with some soft organic material. General reconstruction of the view of the bracelet and comparison with the modern bracelet.

[Openurmind]

I have doubts about the bauble hanging they present. If they had the technology to shape and polish the bracelet so finely, then I suspect they could have instead shaped and polished another more ornate and valuable stone to set/glue into the hole.