Spondylus in Prehistory: New data and approaches. Contributions to the archaeology of shell technologies

Product Description This volume offers a broad and up-to-date discussion of the Spondylus "phenomenon" in prehistory, in diverse archaeological contexts from Europe and two areas of the New World. It brings together new archaeological data, methodological advances, and current interpretations for the study of this important material. Further understanding comes from consideration of other shell technologies, ancient and traditional. CONTENTS Introduction A Volume on Spondylus Marianna Nikolaidou & Fotis Ifantidis, pp. 3-8 I - Spanning Space and Time in Spondylus Studies: Artifacts, Symbols, Identities CHAPTER 1 Spondylus Shells at Prehistoric Sites in the Iberian Peninsula Esteban Álvarez-Fernández, pp. 13-18 CHAPTER 2 Spondylus sp. at Lezetxiki Cave (Basque Country, Spain): First Evidence of its Use in Symbolic Behavior during the Aurignacian in Europe Álvaro Arrizabalaga, Esteban Álvarez-Fernández & María-José Iriarte, pp. 19-24 CHAPTER 3 Spondylus gaederopus in Prehistoric Italy: Jewels from Neolithic and Copper Age Sites Maria Angelica Borrello & Roberto Micheli, pp. 25-37 CHAPTER 4 Status of Spondylus Artifacts within the LBK Grave Goods Jan John, pp. 39-45 CHAPTER 5 Reconsideration of Spondylus Usage in the Middle and Late Neolithic of the Carpathian Basin Zsuzsanna Siklósi & Piroska Csengeri, pp. 47-62 CHAPTER 6 Spondylus in South American Prehistory Benjamin P. Carter, pp. 63-89 II - Views from the "Threshold": Spondylus Technologies in the Aegean CHAPTER 7 Spondylus gaederopus in Aegean Prehistory: Deciphering Shapes from Northern Greece Tatiana Theodoropoulou, pp. 93-104 CHAPTER 8 The Neolithic Settlement at Makriyalos, Northern Greece: Evidence from the Spondylus gaederopus Artifacts Maria Pappa & Rena Veropoulidou, pp. 105-121 CHAPTER 9 Cosmos in Fragments: Spondylus and Glycymeris Adornment at Neolithic Dispilio, Greece, pp. 123-137 Fotis Ifantidis CHAPTER 10 Personhood and the Life Cycle of Spondylus rings: An Example from Late Neolithic, Greece John C. Chapman, Bisserka I. Gaydarska, Evangelia Skafida & Stella Souvatzi, pp. 139-160 CHAPTER 11 Spondylus Objects from Theopetra Cave, Greece: Imported or Local Production? Nina Kyparissi-Apostolika, pp. 161-167 III - Reconstructing Lives: Archaeometric and Experimental Analyses CHAPTER 12 The Contribution of Archaeometry to the Study of Prehistoric Marine Shells Katerina Douka, pp. 171-180 CHAPTER 13 Paleobiological Study of Spondylus Jewelry found in Neolithic (LPC) Graves at the Locality Vedrovice (Moravia, Czech Republic) Šárka Hladilová, pp. 181-189 CHAPTER 14 Spondylus gaederopus Tools and Meals in Central Greece from the 3rd to the Early 1st Millennium BCE Rena Veropoulidou, pp. 191-208 CHAPTER 15 Pre-Hispanic Attire made of Spondylus from Tula, Mexico Adrián Velázquez Castro, Belem Zúñiga Arellano & Valentín Maldonado, pp. 209-219 Concluding Commentary Lives and Journeys, of Spondylus and People: A Story to Conclude Marianna Nikolaidou, pp. 223-237 About the Author Fotis Ifantidis and Marianna Nikolaidou