Land mollusc middens

Taylor, V. K. and Bell, M. (2017) Land mollusc middens. In: Allen, M. J. (ed.) Molluscs in Archaeology. Studying Scientific Archaeology (3). Oxbow, Oxford, pp. 195-212. ISBN 9781785706080

Abstract/Summary

A review of research on land mollusc middens with a circum- Mediterranean emphasis and drawing particularly on the detailed analysis of a very large Late Pleistocene Iberomaurusian midden at Taforalt, Morocco dated between 20 thousand and 12600 cal BP. The contribution of mollusca to the diet and the social significance of middens is considered.

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Refereed	Yes
Divisions	Science > School of Archaeology, Geography and Environmental Science > Scientific Archaeology Science > School of Archaeology, Geography and Environmental Science > Department of Archaeology
Publisher	Oxbow
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