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Overview"This publication is the volume is the proceedings of the ICAZ Archaeomalacology Working Group which took place at the 11th International Conference of the International Council for Archaeozoology (ICAZ), held in Paris, France 23rd-28th August 2010. Twenty-three papers are published with evidences of human collection and modification of shells from all over the world and over a large scale of chronology (from Prehistory to Antiquity). The papers are organized in three sub-sessions. The section ""Acquisition and use of shell raw materials in prehistory"" focuses on patterns of acquisition and use of shell raw materials as well as on the production sequences of shell items in time and space. Specific themes of interest include the exploitation of shells as raw materials in relation to their dietary functions, or choices made to use particular shells along with or as opposed to other raw materials. The section ""Shell middens and shells as a food resource"" provides a venue to explore the relationships between human groups and molluscan resources and especially encourages the combination of information derived from multiple disciplines, as well as studies that seek to contextualise shell-gathering in a wider socio-economic context. The section ""Shells as indicators of palaeoenvironment, site formation and transformation"" aims to investigate the potential of the archaeological shell to answer questions not directly related to subsistence or material culture and especially welcomes contributions which mobilise the study of the archaeological shell in relation to modern resource management and environmental change." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Vesna Dimitrijevic , Catherine Dupont , Luis Gómez Gastélum , Nathalie SerrandPublisher: BAR Publishing Imprint: BAR Publishing Volume: 2666 Dimensions: Width: 21.00cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 29.70cm Weight: 1.045kg ISBN: 9781407313085ISBN 10: 1407313088 Pages: 262 Publication Date: 09 December 2014 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsBlank Author InformationKatherine Szabó, Catherine Dupont, Vesna Dimitrijevic, Luis Gómez Gastélum and Nathalie Serrand Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |