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ReviewThe African archaeological review2018

Land Snail Shell Beads in the Sub-Saharan Archaeological Record: When, Where, and Why?

Jennifer M Miller, Elizabeth A Sawchuk, Amy L R Reedman, Pamela R Willoughby

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Jennifer M Miller1Department of Anthropology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta Canada.
Elizabeth A Sawchuk2Department of Anthropology, Stony Brook University, New York, NY USA.
Amy L R Reedman1Department of Anthropology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta Canada.
Pamela R Willoughby1Department of Anthropology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta Canada.

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Abstract

Shell beads are well established in the archaeological record of sub-Saharan Africa and appear as early as 75,000 BP; however, most research has focused on ostrich eggshell (OES) and various marine mollusc species. Beads made from various land snails shells (LSS), frequently described as

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AchatinaIron AgeLand snailLater Stone AgeShell bead

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PMCPMC6413891

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