TY - BOOK ID - 78072388 TI - The cultural dynamics of shell-matrix sites AU - Roksandic, Mirjana AU - Souza, Sheila M Ferraz Mendonc̀§a de AU - Eggers, Sabine AU - Burchell, Meghan AU - Klokler, Daniela PY - 2014 SN - 0826354572 9780826354570 1306864143 9781306864145 9780826354563 0826354564 PB - Albuquerque DB - UniCat KW - SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology. KW - Ethnoarchaeology. KW - Coastal archaeology. KW - Social archaeology. KW - Excavations (Archaeology) KW - Human remains (Archaeology) KW - Fish remains (Archaeology) KW - Kitchen-middens KW - Archaeology KW - Archaeological digs KW - Archaeological excavations KW - Digs (Archaeology) KW - Excavation sites (Archaeology) KW - Ruins KW - Sites, Excavation (Archaeology) KW - Bioarchaeology KW - Skeletal remains (Archaeology) KW - Human skeleton KW - Primate remains (Archaeology) KW - Fishes in archaeology KW - Animal remains (Archaeology) KW - Middens, Kitchen KW - Sambaquis KW - Shell heaps KW - Shell middens KW - Shell mounds KW - Indians of North America KW - Terremare KW - Coastal sites (Archaeology) KW - Coasts KW - Ethnic archaeology KW - Ethnicity in archaeology KW - Ethnology in archaeology KW - Ethnology KW - Social archaeology KW - Social aspects. KW - Analysis. KW - Methodology KW - Antiquities UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:78072388 AB - "The excavation of shell middens and mounds is an important source of information regarding past human diet, settlement, technology, and paleoenvironments. The contributors to this book introduce new ways to study shell-matrix sites, ranging from the geochemical analysis of shellfish to the interpretation of human remains buried within. Drawing upon examples from around the world, this is one of the only books to offer a global perspective on the archaeology of shell-matrix sites; 'A substantial contribution to the literature on the subject and essential reading for archaeologists and others who work on this type of site'--Barbara Voorhies, University of California, Santa Barbara, author of Coastal Collectors in the Holocene : The Chantuto People of Southwest Mexico"-- ER -