An ancient fishery of Banded dye-murex (Hexaplex trunculus): Zooarchaeological evidence from the Roman city of Pollentia (Mallorca, Western Mediterranean)

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 54, Issue , 2015, Pages 1-7

  Oliver, Alejandro Valenzuela ^a  

^a INSTITUTO MEDITERRÁNEO DE ESTUDIOS AVANZADOS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Balearic Islands; Banded dye murex; Cerithium; Roman shellfishing

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; ARCHAEOLOGY; FISHING; GASTROPOD FISHERY; MARINE RESOURCE; SHELLFISH; SNAIL;

BALEARIC ISLANDS; MAJORCA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; SPAIN;

CERITHIUM; CERITHIUM VULGATUM; GASTROPODA; HEXAPLEX TRUNCULUS; MUREX; MURICIDAE;

EID: 84917706474     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2014.11.026     Document Type: Article

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