Sclerochronological analysis of shell midden faunal remains offers a unique opportunity to
study climate and environmental change in relation to human activity. Middens exist near …

We report a study in which we systematically reviewed the recent literature dealing with
human-environment interaction in prehistory. We first identified the 165 most highly cited …

We use measurements of more than 11,000 marine shells from 41 archaeological
components to construct a 10,000 year record of human impacts on ancient mussel and …

Abstract Ten Viking Age individuals from the northern Norwegian site at Flakstad were
analysed for δ 13 C, δ 15 N and ancient mitochondrial DNA fragments. The material derives …

Avian eggshell is a common component of many archaeological deposits, but its
archaeological potential remains largely unexplored. The most obvious reasons are two …

To investigate potential human impacts on California Channel Island shellfish stocks over
the past 10,000 years, we measured 1718 owl limpet shells from 19 archaeological …

Shell-matrix sites are one of the most widespread archaeological deposits in the world. They
inform archaeologists about human adaptations to coastal environments, the evolution of …

Limpet shells are common components of many archaeological sites in the Mediterranean.
To test whether δ 18 O values from archaeological Patella caerulea shells can serve as a …

Explanatory frameworks relating to the appearance of shell mounds and the exploitation of
molluscs (particularly the sand/mudflat bivalve Anadara granosa) during the late Holocene …

Based on ethnographic accounts from the eighteenth to the twentieth century, functional
areas have been identified within Fueginian shell middens. In this context, archaeological …