The marine molluscs

Catriona Pickard (Author)

Clive Bonsall (Author)


Keyword(s):
Molluscs Limpets Periwinkles, Fishing, Shellfish
Period(s):
Neolithic, Mesolithic

Abstract


Limpets, periwinkles and other shellfish representing at least fourteen species of shellfish were present. Most of the shellfish represented in the deposits were probably collected for human consumption but some (especially limpets) may have been used as bait for fishing.

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Published
01-01-2012
How to Cite
Pickard, Catriona, and Clive Bonsall. 2012. “The Marine Molluscs”. Scottish Archaeological Internet Reports 51 (January), 62-69. http://journals.socantscot.org/index.php/sair/article/view/3128.