Naslov
The paleoecological and paleodietary significance of edible land snails (Helix sp.) across the Pleistocene-Holocene transition on the eastern Adriatic coast

Autori
Rizner, Mia ; Vukosavljević, Nikola ; Miracle, Preston

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u zbornicima skupova, cjeloviti rad (in extenso), znanstveni

Izvornik
Mesolithic Horizons / McCartan, Sinéad ; Schulting, Rick ; Warren, Graeme ; Woodman, Peter - Oxford : Oxbow Books, 2009, 531-536

ISBN
978-1-84217-311-4

Skup
MESO 2005: The 7th international conference on the Mesolithic in Europe

Mjesto i datum
Belfast, Ujedinjeno Kraljevstvo, 29.08.2005. - 02.09.2005

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
edible land snails; Pleistocene-Holocene transition; eastern Adriatic coast; Pupićina cave; experimental cooking; diet

Sažetak
This paper examines the palaeoecological and paleodietary significance of edible land snails from several different points of view: ethno-archaeological, nutritional, experimental and theoretical, based on the study of assemblages from the Pupićina cave (north-east Istria, Croatia). Several lines of evidence show that large land snails (Helix sp.) were brought on site for food. At the local level, ethnoarchaeological and taphonomic studies reveal the possible ways in which snails were prepared for eating. At a broader scale this pattern of diversifying the food supply is well known in the circum-Mediterranean region and correlates with significant environmental changes (e.g. flooding of the Adriatic plain).

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Arheologija

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