The Use of Spondylus gaederopus during the Neolithic of Europe

Artefacts made of the Mediterranean mollusc Spondylus gaederopus have been in the focus of archaeological research since the discovery and publication of the hoard of Bernburg, Germany, in 1885 by Rudolf Virchow. They are considered to be one of the first long-distance exchange goods in Europe, as t...

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Main Author: Arne Windler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Ubiquity Press 2019-12-01
Series:Journal of Open Archaeology Data
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Online Access:https://openarchaeologydata.metajnl.com/articles/59