Shell beads of the Last Hunther-Gatherers and Earliest Farmersin South-Western Europe

[EN] 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 ra...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: Álvarez Fernández, Esteban
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2010
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Salamanca (USAL)
Repositorio:GREDOS. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Salamanca
OAI Identifier:oai:dnet:gredos______::a4d411915d53ca5c2c9aafc332044206
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10366/171650
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Objetos de adorno-colgantes
Malacofauna
Mesolítico
Neolítico
Europa
5504.05 Prehistoria
5505.01 Arqueología
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Sumario:[EN] 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.