TY - BOOK ID - 134486811 TI - Archaeomalacology revisited : non-dietary use of molluscs in archaeological settings : proceedings of the archaeomalacology sessions at the 10th ICAZ Conference, Mexico City, 2006 AU - Cakirlar, Canan. AU - International Council for Archaeozoology. PY - 2011 SN - 1842176277 1842176293 9781842176290 1842174363 9781842174364 9781842176276 PB - Oxford ; Oakville, Conn. : Oxbow Books, DB - UniCat KW - Animal remains (Archaeology) KW - Mollusks UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:134486811 AB - The past decade has witnessed a remarkable momentum in the advancement of archaeomalacological research but there is still a lot of room for progress. These ten papers are the second published proceedings of the archaeomalacology sessions organised by ICAZ (Mexico City, 2006). The contributions revisit important archaeological issues such as provenance of raw materials, dye production and the secondary uses of industrial shell waste, the role of shell artefacts in the symbolic world of diverse civilisations, technology and early cross-regional exchange networks. The papers testify to the merit ER -