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The History and Science of Gastropods in Archaeology

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2017

Peter T. Bobrowsky
Peter T. Bobrowsky*
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Department of Geology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2E3
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Abstract

This study examines and defines the potential information offered to archaeology by the study of gastropod remains. A historical review of past accomplishments in archaeomalacology provides the foundation from which zooarchaeologists can begin to recognize the primary concerns for future research in the discipline. The past, present and future approaches to archaeomalacology are discussed under a taphonomic framework. Under the guise of biostratonomy, gastropod presence in archaeological contexts is explained according to four major pathways of shell introduction. Allied to this aspect of taphonomy is diagenesis, an understanding of which assists archaeologists in recognizing the role of gastropods in cultural versus natural environmental settings. This study concludes with a critique of present trends in archaeomalacological method and theory.

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American Antiquity , Volume 49 , Issue 1 , January 1984 , pp. 77 - 93
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Copyright © The Society for American Archaeology 1984

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