Global fashion tastemaker Anna Dello Russo (www.annadellorusso.com) has long maintained that fashion and jewelry transcend mere ornamentation to serve as powerfully persuasive, symbolic communication. Bijoux Review is thrilled to report that archaeological research indicates bead-making kickstarted symbolic thinking in humans. Yes, you read that correctly. Bead-making, perhaps the world’s most ancient jewelry fabrication technique, kickstarted a critically important phase in the evolution of…