Abstract
The excavation of the Sha‘ar Efrayim burial caves yielded thirteen shells belonging to two kinds of molluscs—a Cone shell and a Bittersweet—all of which probably served as burial gifts. The presence of a species of Cone shells native to the Red Sea indicates some kind of trade with populations living farther to the south.
Keywords
archaeomolacology
Recommended Citation
Mienis, Henk K.
(2011)
"The Mollusc Remains from the Burial Caves at Sha‘ar Efrayim (pp. 73–74),"
'Atiqot: Vol. 66, Article 5.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.70967/2948-040X.1374
Available at:
https://publications.iaa.org.il/atiqot/vol66/iss1/5
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