Land Snail Shell Beads in the Sub-Saharan Archaeological Record: When, Where, and Why?

Shell beads are well established in the archaeological record of sub-Saharan Africa and appear as early as 75,000 BP; however, most research has focused on ostrich eggshell (OES) and various marine mollusc species. Beads made from various land snails shells (LSS), frequently described as Achatina, a...

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Publicado en:African Archaeological Review Vol. 35; no. 3; pp. 347 - 379
Autores principales: Miller, Jennifer M., Sawchuk, Elizabeth A., Reedman, Amy L. R., Willoughby, Pamela R.
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Publicado: Springer Nature Sep2018
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