Shell bead production is also dealt with in:
Claassen, C., 1998. Shells. Cambridge manuals in Archaeology. 266 pp.
Cambridge University Press
ISBN 0 521 57036 0 hardback
ISBN 0 521 57852 3 paperback
with many references to the literature.
Regards, Henk K. Mienis.
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From: Monfils, Paul <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Tuesday, October 03, 2000 7:40 PM
Subject: Re: Perforated shells


> This is a flashback to a thread that ran a week ago.  Quite by accident, I
> just found a site that has just about anything anyone could possibly want
to
> know about BEADS.  There is a pretty interesting section on shell beads -
> types of shells used, historical information, methods of perforating, etc.
> There are separate pages on cone shell beads, cowrie beads, bivalve beads,
> tusk shell beads, wampum, etc.
>
> The site home page is:
> http://www.thebeadsite.com
>
> but if you want to go straight to the shell stuff, use:
> http://www.thebeadsite.com/CHI-SS.html
>
> Regards,
> Paul M.