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Shell beads of the Last Hunter-Gatherers and Earliest Farmers in South-Western Europe

Year: 2010

Type: article

Abstract: This paper analyses the suspended objects of adornment made from marine mollusc shells that have been recorded at Mesolithic and Neolithic sites in southwest Europe. Particular attention will be given to taxonomic determination, technological aspects and the strategies utilised to obtain the raw materials for these objects. The distribution of certain species and the types of ornamentation used by the last hunter-gatherers and first farming communities will also be discussed.

Source: DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals)

Author: Estéban Álvarez Fernández

Language: English

Topic: Archaeological and Geological Studies

Subfield: Archeology (arts and humanities)

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W142128148

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Cites: 12

Cited by: 13

Related to: 10