Shells and Humans: Molluscs and Other Coastal Resources from the Earliest Human Occupations at the Mesolithic Shell Midden of El Mazo (Asturias, Northern Spain)

Human populations exploited coastal areas with intensity during the Mesolithic in Atlantic Europe, resulting in the accumulation of large shell middens. Northern Spain is one of the most prolific regions, and especially the so-called Asturian area. Large accumulations of shellfish led some scholars...

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Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University College London 2017-02-01
Series:Papers from the Institute of Archaeology
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Online Access:https://student-journals.ucl.ac.uk/pia/article/id/168/