Artículo

Archaeological records of Megalobulimus shells as artifacts in South America

Gordillo, SandraIcon
Fecha de publicación: 02/2019
Editorial: Archaeomalacology Working Group
Revista: Archaeo+Malacology Newsletters
ISSN: 2055-7604
Idioma: Inglés
Tipo de recurso: Artículo publicado
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Resumen

The remains of Megalobulimus shells in archaeological contexts have been recorded in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Paraguay, Perú, Uruguay and Venezuela.This signifies that Megalobulimus shells was an important asset of high value and used in trade and exchange networks. The predominant type of artifact recovered is perforated beads, however, whole Megalobulimus shells were also used as functional containers of substances, or as symbolic objects.
Palabras clave: ARCHAEOMALACOLOGY , MEGALOBULIMUS , BEADS , SOUTHAMERICA
 
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URI: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/126155
URL: https://archaeomalacology.files.wordpress.com/2019/02/issue-31_amwg-newsletter.p
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Gordillo, Sandra; Archaeological records of Megalobulimus shells as artifacts in South America; Archaeomalacology Working Group; Archaeo+Malacology Newsletters; 31; 2-2019; 8-9
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