Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: This report discusses 558 malacological remains retrieved from the Yafo harbor excavations. The assemblage includes Mediterranean shells and Indo-Pacific bivalves and a single land snail, mostly dated to the Ottoman period. The Pinctada margaritifera remains were probably production waste of the European button industry, which reached Yafo en route to Jerusalem and Bethlehem, where it was used as raw material for inlaying religious souvenirs.
Source: Atiqot
Author: Inbar Ktalav
Institution: University of Haifa
Language: English
Subfield: Archeology
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Life below water
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W4405368215