Can any of you out there recall seeing reference to the occurrence of
dog cockles (Glycymeris) or prickly cockles (Acanthocardia) as
components of marine shell assemblages from archaeological sites. I
have some information for sites from Sardinia, Crete, Israel, Jordan,
Syria. They usually occur as worn shells, often holed in the umbonal
region, alongside larger deposits of edible species. I have seen
references in a few reports from Cornwall which mention these species in
ones or twos at sites, but no other information for the British Isles or
mainland Europe. Glycymeris is a global genus, so records from archaeo
sites are potentially widespread. Any info much appreciated!
Jan
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Janice Light
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Carbonate Group, Dept of Geology
Royal Holloway University of London
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