Marine Molluscan Remains from Franchthi Cave

Judith C. Shackleton, the author of reports on ancient shell remains, was an associate of Cambridge University.

• AcknowledgmentsForeword (T.W. Jacobsen)Part I (Judith C. Shackleton)Chapter One Introduction: The Site and the MethodologyChapter Two The Marine Shell Record from Franchthi CaveChapter Three Habitats of the Principal Franchthi MolluscsChapter Four Reconstruction of Past Shore Environments and the Implications for Shellfish GatheringChapter Five The Relationship between Franchthi Shell Assemblages and the Shoreline ReconstructionsChapter Six Shellfish Gathering and the Role of Marine Molluscs in the DietChapter Seven Non-Utilitarian use of Marine Shell at Franchthi CaveChapter Eight EpilogueNotesAppendix A Water SievingAppendix B MicromolluscsAppendix C Molluscan Assemblage Tables and Trench InformationAppendix D Cerastoderma Bead Making in Trench L5Appendix E Worked Shell from Franchthi CavePart II (M.R. Deith and N.J. Shackleton)Chapter Nine Oxygen Isotope Analyses of Marine Molluscs from Franchthi CaveAppendix F Isotopic Profiles of Shells AnalyzedReferences for Parts I and IIPlates