The shell game: analytic problems in archaeological mollusc quantification

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1557-1564

  Giovas, Christina M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Archaeomalacology; Minimum number of individuals; Non repetitive elements; Shell midden

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL METHOD; ARCHAEOLOGY; MIDDEN; MOLLUSC; SHELL;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; CARRIACOU; GRAND BAY [CARRIACOU]; GRENADA [WINDWARD ISLANDS]; LESSER ANTILLES; WINDWARD ISLANDS [LESSER ANTILLES];

INVERTEBRATA; MOLLUSCA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 67349248508     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2009.03.017     Document Type: Article

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