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ARQUEOMALACOLOGIA [1 record]

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Record 1 2020-04-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Archaeology
  • Mollusks, Echinoderms and Prochordates
CONT

Archaeomalacology – the study of molluscs in archaeological contexts – is a relatively new archaeological discipline.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Archéologie
  • Mollusques, échinodermes et procordés
CONT

L'archéomalacologie est l'étude des vestiges coquilliers archéologiques dont la présence dans les sites peut aussi bien être discrète et diffuse que prédominante et prendre la forme de dépôts massifs.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Arqueología
  • Moluscos, equinodermos y procordados
CONT

La presencia de moluscos en yacimientos arqueológicos genera la necesidad de desarrollar una metodología de estudio. Para ello, la arqueomalacología nace como disciplina dentro de la arqueozoología. A través del estudio de los diferentes elementos de los moluscos, aplicando diversas metodologías analíticas, podemos conocer una serie de aspectos importantes de la vida en las sociedades del pasado.

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