Dear Michael,
Ismail Saafi just finished his PhD « Contribution de la
malacofaune continentale dans l’économie de substance des
populations capsiennes et néolithiques durant l’Holocène en
Tunisie ». Aix-Marseille, 5/04/2019
He studied with modern populations how snails are perforated with human teeth. He compared these perforations to archaeological ones
With best wishes
-- Catherine Dupont Chargée de recherche Médaille de Bronze du CNRS 2014 UMR 6566 CNRS CReAAH Centre de Recherche en Archéologie Archéosciences Histoire Campus Beaulieu - Bât 24 - 25 263 avenue du Général Leclerc - CS 74 205 35042 RENNES Cedex France Tél. : (33) 02 23 23 66 92 Mail : [log in to unmask] Mon blog : https://catherinedupont.blogspot.com/ Archéomalacologue : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2x83JpxIYSU Site de l'UMR 6566: http://creaah.cnrs.fr
[log in to unmask]">Dear Zooarchers,
I've read somewhere (but I can't remember where) about an ancient habit of piercing snails' shells before eating gastropods (I am currently working on a medieval/modern monastery where a great assemblage of Helix pomatia shells was unearthed, many of them with small holes).
Does somebody know the reference of an article dealing with that practice ?
Have a nice day,
Michaël Seigle
PhD student - Archaeology, Archaeozoology
Lab. HiSoMa
University Lyon 2
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