Snails : archaeology and landscape change / Paul Davies
2008, 1st edition. Oxford, [England] : Oxbow Books. Fine copy in the original colour-printed boards. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #425428
ISBN: 9781842173176
Physical description; 217 pages : illustrations, maps. Notes; Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction to Molluscan Analysis: Principles and Practice; 2. Neoecology: Aspects of Distribution and Habitat-Based Studies; 3. Late-glacial and Postglacial Environmental Change: the Molluscan Framework; 4. Modern and Past: Archaeology and Land-Use Histories; 5. Archaeology: Monuments, Contexts and Land-Use Histories; 6. Tufa Deposits; 7. Overbank Alluvium; 8. Colluvium, Scree and Cave Deposits; 9. Blown Sand and Associated Contexts; 10. Freshwater Deposits; 11. Epilogue: Future Directions. Appendix 1. Habitat classifi cation and ecological groupsAppendix 2. Notes on British species ecology and identifi cation: freshwater and brackish species; Appendix 3. Habitat preferences of the Sphaeriidae in Switzerland; Appendix 4. Notes on British species ecology and identifi cation: terrestrial species; References; Index. Subjects; Gastropoda, Fossil. Mollusks. Animal remains (Archaeology) Great Britain. Animal remains (Archaeology) Europe, Northern.
Price: €125.00