Light, J. (2003). Dog cockle shells as occasional finds in Romano-British shell middens from Newquay, North Cornwall, UK. Environ Archaeol 8 (1). Vol 8(1), pp. 51-59.
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Dog cockle shells as occasional finds in Romano-British shell middens from Newquay, North Cornwall, UK | ||||||
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Environ Archaeol 8 (1) | ||||||
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Circaea | ||||||
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8 (1) | ||||||
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51 - 59 | ||||||
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Analysis of shell middens from a Romano-British site at Fistral Bay in north Cornwall, England, and comparison with the species present in the modern day environment there, shows that the six taxa (three genera) which dominate the middens (Patella spp., Mytilus spp. and Nucella lapillus) also dominate the mollusc populations living on the shore, and worn, sometimes holed, Glycymeris glycymeris valves which are present in the archaeological assemblage, dominate the dead shell assemblage which litters the present-day beach. Glycymeris is a taxon for which worn shells have been reported from archaeological sites throughout the Mediterranean area and the Iberian Peninsula, but rarely from the British Isles. A high proportion of these shells bear a hole in the umbo; various processes may account for these holes. The use and significance of Glycymeris shells as artefacts are considered. | ||||||
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2003 | ||||||
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25 Feb 2005 |
