13th EAA Annual Meeting, Croatia, Zarad - 18/23 September 2007
Thematic Block: Archaeology and Material Culture - Interpreting the
Archaeological Record
Spondylus in European Prehistory: New Data and Approaches
A Session on the Archaeology of Shell Technologies
Organizers
Fotis Ifantidis, MA
[Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece] [log in to unmask]
Dr. Marianna Nikolaidou
[Cotsen Institute of Archaeology at UCLA, USA] [log in to unmask]
This session seeks to discuss thoroughly the Spondylus 'phenomenon' in
European prehistoric contexts. It brings
together new archaeological data, methodological advances, and current
interpretations for the study of this
important material. Further understanding comes from Spondylus comparanda
in other parts of the world and
from the wider context of ancient shell technologies.
We invite posters and papers related, but not limited to the following
topics [deadline 31 May]:
New excavated data or syntheses of older material
Laboratory analyses of raw material source and procurement
Dietary and non-dietary uses of Spondylus
Spondylus distributions, inter- and intra-site
Fragmentation / re-fitting studies of Spondylus annulets
Experimental reproductions of manufacture
The biographical approach: procuring, crafting, using, recycling,
destroying and hoarding Spondylus
Stylistic questions: 'V-Klappe', 'V-notched', 'bi-winged' or 'entaillés'
artifacts
Spondylus in the wider context of prehistoric adornment
Symbolic, ritual, and social aspects of shell technologies
Spondylus 'mythologies' world-wide: ancient and modern
A Spondylus-related bibliography [1959-2007, concerning European, Balkan
and Aegean contexts] is accessible in
http://visualizing-neolithic.blogspot.com/2007/04/eaa-zadar-2007-spondylus-
session.html
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