… This study considers exploitation of marine molluscs at Riparo … four kinds of shell debris:
ornaments, food refuse, marine sponge … shells favoured as ornaments remained nearly constant. …

… species that were ordinarily eaten could be used for ornament. Such a case has been
documented on the Diana Theatre site from the Roman period. Within a layer of silty soil, seven …

… of marine molluscs as food or ornaments should automatically increase in parallel. … study
the diachronic trends in the exploitation of fish, shellfish and ornamental species, expressed in …

… been exploited since time immemorial for food, pearls and shells. … Considering the intense
exploitation of these shelled … (24) of these ornamental molluscs have been declared as …

… In India, molluscs have been in great demand as ornaments, currency, as popular panacea
… traditionally fished for food and shell from time immemorial. The exploitation of cephalopods …

… The ornamental taxa are diverse but … molluscs exploited for food at Riparo Mochi were
nearly exclusively rocky shore species. The fact that thousands of gastropods used for ornamental …

… the seas around the subcontinent; molluscs belonging to different … exploited since time
immemorial for food, pearls and shells. … (21) of these ornamental molluscs have been declared as …

… of food animals, while other forms of exploitation were comparatively minor, and the use of
non-food … The molluscs that are commercialized as ornaments and souvenirs in Brazil will …

… The ornamental shell trade, which primarily includes shells exploited for their decorative or
rareness value, · is also substantial. The ornamental shell trade might even have intensified …

… Molluscs were used as food and ornaments during the Gravettian. … In this paper, we
present new evidence for the exploitation of molluscs during the EUP in the north of the Iberian …