Shells

ISBN-13: 9780521578523 / Angielski / Miękka / 1998 / 284 str.

Cheryl Claassen; Graeme Barker; Elizabeth Slater

Opis

This book is an encyclopedic treatment of shell analysis with material suitable for students and professional archaeologists and paleontologists. It covers the history of archaeological interest in shells, the biology of freshwater and marine mollusks, and critically discusses current techniques, methods, and research problems. What can shells tell us about the environmental characteristics and ancient habitats or about the people who collected them? These and other fascinating questions are raised in this authoritative, accessible text.

Recenzje

'… superb reference work … it is clearly written, concise, well-illustrated and thorough treatment of subject …'. Royal Anthropological Institute

Spis treści

1. The archaeology of shell matrix sites; 2. Shelled animals: biology and predation; 3. Diagenesis and taphonomy; 4. Quantification of archaeological shells; 5. Palaeoenvironmental reconstruction; 6. Season of death techniques; 7. Dietary reconstruction; 8. The shell artifact; 9. Shells and social organization.