Spondylus in Prehistory: New data and approaches. Contributions to the archaeology of shell technologies

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This volume offers a broad and up-to-date discussion of the Spondylus “phenomenon” in prehistory, in diverse archaeological contexts from Europe and two areas of the New World. It brings together new archaeological data, methodological advances, and current interpretations for the study of this important material. Further understanding comes from consideration of other shell technologies, ancient and traditional. The core of the book consists of papers that were first presented in a special session on “Spondylus in European Prehistory: New Data and Approaches – A Session on the Archaeology of Shell Technologies”, organized by the editors for the 13th Annual Meeting of the European Association of Archaeologists, Zadar, Croatia, 18-23 September 2007. Cover Page Copyright Page Table of Contents List of Contributors List of Figures List of Tables INTRODUCTION: A Volume on Spondylus CHAPTER 1: SPONDYLUS SHELLS AT PREHISTORIC SITES IN THE IBERIAN PENINSULA CHAPTER 2: SPONDYLUS SP. AT LEZETXIKI CAVE (BASQUE COUNTRY, SPAIN): FIRST EVIDENCE OF ITS USE IN SYMBOLIC BEHAVIOR DURING THE AURIGNACIAN IN EUROPE CHAPTER 3: SPONDYLUS GAEDEROPUS IN PREHISTORIC ITALY: JEWELS FROM NEOLITHIC AND COPPER AGE SITS CHAPTER 4: STATUS ON SPONDYLUS ARTIFACTS WITHIN THE LBK GRAVE GOODS CHAPTER 5: RECONSIDERATION OF SPONDYLUS USAGE IN THE MIDDLE AND LATE NEOLOTHIC OF THE CARPATHIAN BASIN CHAPTER 6: SPONDYLUS IN SOUTH AMERICAN PREHISTORY II - VIEWS FROM THE “THRESHOLD”L SPONDYLUS TECHNOLOGIES IN THE AEGEAN CHAPTER 7: SPONDYLUS GAEDEROPUS IN AEGEAN PREHISTORY: DECIPHERING SHAPES FROM NORTHERN GREECE CHAPTER 8: THE NEOLITHIC SETTLEMENT AT MAKRIYALOS, NORTHERN GREECE: EVIDENCE FROM THE SPONDYLUS GAEDEROPUS ARTIFACTS CHAPTER 9: COSMOS IN FRAGMENTS: SPONDYLUS AND GLYCYMERIS ADORNMENT AT NEOLITHIC DISPILIO, GREECE CHAPTER 10: PERSONHOOD AND THE LIFE CYCLE OF SPONDYLUS RINGS: AN EXAMPLE FROM LATE NEOLITHIC, GREECE CHAPTER 11: SPONDYLUS OBJECTS FROM THE THEOPETRA CAVE, GREECE: IMPORTED OR LOCAL PRODUCTION? CHAPTER 12: THE CONTRIBUTION OF ARCHAEOMETRY TO THE STUDY OF PREHISTORIC MARINE SHELLS CHAPTER 13: PALEOBIOLOGICAL STUDY OF SPONDYLUS JEWELRY FOUND IN NEOLITHIC (I,PC) GRAVES AT THE LOCALITY VEDROVICE (MORAVIA, CZECH REPUBLIC) CHAPTER 14: SPONDYLUS GAEDEROPUS TOOLS AND MEALS IN CENTRAL GREECE FROM THE 3RD TO THE EARLY 1ST MILLENNIUM BCE CHAPTER 15: PRE-HISPANIC ATTIRE MADE OF SPONDYLUS FROM TULA, MEXICO CONCLUDING COMMENTARY