Abstract
An assemblage of 76 malacological remains was retrieved from the French School in Yafo. It includes 11 species of local Mediterranean seashells and land snails, one indo-pacific bivalve, one bivalve from the Nile River and two fragments of freshwater bivalves. A cross made of mother of pearl was found in a soil accumulation of the late Ottoman period. The shells were used as construction material and as objects of aesthetic or symbolic value, possibly amulets
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 529-532 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | עתיקות |
Volume | 100 |
State | Published - 2020 |
Bibliographical note
אתר חפירות רחוב יפת, יפוIHP Publications
- ihp
- Jaffa (Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel) -- Description and travel
- Jaffa (Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel) -- History
- Mediterranean Sea
- Mollusks
- Shellfish
- Shells