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Molluscs and Echinoderms

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Three invertebrate groups (Crustacea, Mollusca, Echinodermata) are of particular importance in multiproxy studies because many were widely used by people, often are abundant, or at least highly visible, in archaeological deposits, and are sensitive to environmental conditions. Crustacea are discussed in Chap. 10 with other arthropods. In this chapter, Mollusca and Echinodermata are reviewed.

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    Elizabeth J. Reitz

  2. Nottingham Business School, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, UK

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Reitz, E.J., Shackley, M. (2012). Molluscs and Echinoderms. In: Environmental Archaeology. Manuals in Archaeological Method, Theory and Technique. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-3339-2_11

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