Some observations on the Mesolithic crustacean assemblage from Ulva Cave, Inner Hebrides, Scotland.

Catriona Pickard; Clive Bonsall

Some observations on the Mesolithic crustacean assemblage from Ulva Cave, Inner Hebrides, Scotland.

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Crustacean remains are a common component of Mesolithic coastal shell middens in western Scotland and, potentially, are a valuable source of information on subsistence practices and shore ecology, yet they are rarely analyzed or described in detail in the archaeological literature. This paper focuses on the crustacean assemblage from a cave site on a small island in the Inner Hebrides, and offers some preliminary observations on prey selection, activity scheduling, and methods of capture employed by Mesolithic foragers living along the Atlantic coast of Scotland. The palaeoenvironmental significance of the crustacean remains is also discussed.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Understanding the Past
Subtitle of host publication	Papers Offered to Stefan K. Kozłowski
Editors	Jan Michał Burdukiewicz, Krzysztof Cyrek, Piotr Dyczek, Karol Szymczak
Place of Publication	Warsaw
Publisher	University of Warsaw Center for Research on the Antiquity of Southeastern Europe
Pages	305-313
Number of pages	9
ISBN (Print)	978-83-928330-4-8
Publication status	Published - 2009

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Some observations on the Mesolithic crustacean assemblage from Ulva Cave, Inner Hebrides, Scotland
© Pickard, C., & Bonsall, C. (2009). Some observations on the Mesolithic crustacean assemblage from Ulva Cave, Inner Hebrides, Scotland.In J. M. Burdukiewicz, K. Cyrek, P. Dyczek, & K. Szymczak (Eds.), Understanding the Past. (pp. 305-313). Warsaw: University of Warsaw Center for Research on the Antiquity of Southeastern Europe.
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Pickard, Catriona ; Bonsall, Clive. / Some observations on the Mesolithic crustacean assemblage from Ulva Cave, Inner Hebrides, Scotland. Understanding the Past: Papers Offered to Stefan K. Kozłowski. editor / Jan Michał Burdukiewicz ; Krzysztof Cyrek ; Piotr Dyczek ; Karol Szymczak. Warsaw : University of Warsaw Center for Research on the Antiquity of Southeastern Europe, 2009. pp. 305-313

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Some observations on the Mesolithic crustacean assemblage from Ulva Cave, Inner Hebrides, Scotland. / Pickard, Catriona; Bonsall, Clive.
Understanding the Past: Papers Offered to Stefan K. Kozłowski. ed. / Jan Michał Burdukiewicz; Krzysztof Cyrek; Piotr Dyczek; Karol Szymczak. Warsaw: University of Warsaw Center for Research on the Antiquity of Southeastern Europe, 2009. p. 305-313.

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