The Shells from the Chalcolithic Cemetery at Palmaḥim (North) (pp. 103–104)

Authors

• Inbar Ktalav, University of Haifa

Abstract

Only four shells were retrieved from the Chalcolithic cemetery north of Kibbutz Palmaḥim. All of them, three gastropods and one bivalve, originated in the Mediterranean Sea. This short report attempts to place them in their context and analyze their significance to the Chalcolithic people.

Keywords

Chalcolithic, mollusks, burial, funerary offerings, symbolism

Recommended Citation

Ktalav, I. 2018. The Shells from the Chalcolithic Cemetery at Palmaḥim (North) (pp. 103–104). 'Atiqot 91.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.70967/2948-040X.1861