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.
An encyclopaedic treatment of shells, for the student and professional archaeologists and palaeontologists.
'… superb reference work … it is clearly written, concise, well-illustrated and thorough treatment of subject …'. Royal Anthropological Institute
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