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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Sakalauskaite J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6542584 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
eLife 20190507
The extensive use of mollusc shell as a versatile raw material is testament to its importance in prehistoric times. The consistent choice of certain species for different purposes, including the making of ornaments, is a direct representation of how humans viewed and exploited their environment. The necessary taxonomic information, however, is often impossible to obtain from objects that are small, heavily worked or degraded. Here we propose a novel biogeochemical approach to track the biologica ...[more]