The exploitation of marine molluscs by Mediterranean hunter-gatherers increased from the
Upper Palaeolithic onwards, although their role in subsistence has rarely been investigated …

Grotta d'Oriente, on the island of Favignana (NW Sicily, Italy), preserves evidence of the
human exploitation of marine resources dating back to the early Holocene (Mesolithic and …

The exploitation of marine molluscs during the Middle and Upper Palaeolithic is a topic that
has been extensively investigated over the last few years, shedding light on human …

Marine molluscs have been recovered from sites around the Mediterranean Sea dating as
far back as the Lower Palaeolithic, when hominins might have started consuming them (ca …

This study considers exploitation of marine molluscs at Riparo Mochi (Italy) in cultural and
ecological context. Five shell assemblages from this site represent the early Upper …

In recent years, modified Mediterranean marine shells (especially Columbella rustica) have
been documented in Mesolithic sites in the Southern Pyrenees and Ebro Basin. Some …

Marine faunal remains from Grotta d'Oriente (Favignana Island, NW Sicily) offer invaluable
snapshots of human-coastal environment interaction in the central Mediterranean from the …

Subsistence and mobility strategies of hunter-gatherers in the Mediterranean Basin during
the transition from the late Pleistocene to the early Holocene have been the object of few …

Hunter-gatherers living in Europe during the transition from the late Pleistocene to the
Holocene intensified food acquisition by broadening the range of resources exploited to …

Various marine animal assemblages from prehistoric contexts across the Mediterranean
suggest a focus on the exploitation of marine resources by coastal populations as early as …