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6661019 
Journal Article 
Molluscs emergent, Part II: themes and trends in the scientific investigation of molluscs and their shells as past human resources 
Thomas, KD; , 
2015 
Yes 
Journal of Archaeological Science
ISSN: 0305-4403
EISSN: 1095-9238 
ACADEMIC PRESS LTD- ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD 
LONDON 
56 
159-167 
English 
WOS:000353083200015 
Recent work in three major research themes involving molluscs is reviewed: 1. molluscs in past human diets and subsistence systems, sclerochemistry and seasonality studies on mollusc harvesting times using stable isotopes of oxygen; 2. the impact of foraging on mollusc populations, resource management strategies, and settlement patterns and mobility of coastal foragers; and 3. mollusc shells as artefacts and personal ornaments, including manufacture and use, provenance studies and exchange systems, and human cognition. Most of the discussion is about marine molluscs and their shells, although land snails and freshwater shells are also considered, where appropriate. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. 
Anthropology; Archaeology; Molluscs, Sclerochronology, Stable isotopes, Human diet, Seasonality,; Intensification, Resource management, Shell artefacts, Provenance; studies, Trade and exchange; san-francisco bay, hunter-gatherer subsistence, oxygen-isotope analysis,; later stone-age, marine resources, bead production, provenance analysis,; site variability, southeast-asia, mussel shells