Abstract
This report discusses 24 bivalve remains retrieved from various fills. Most of the assemblage (twenty specimens) is comprised of the Nilotic bivalve Chambardia rubens, followed by two valves of the Mediterranean bivalve Mytilus galloprovincialis, one local freshwater bivalve Unio mancus and one Scaphopoda Antalis inaequicostata. The malacological evidence implies geographical connections with both the Mediterranean coast and the Nile region during the Byzantine–Early Islamic period. Most of the assemblage consists of nacreous shells, which may have been used in the inlay industry or as food items.
Keywords
shells, mollusks, Byzantine period, Early Islamic period, Chambardia rubens, nacre, inlay
Recommended Citation
Ktalav, Inbar
(2026)
"Highway 3: Mollusks from Byzantine–Early Islamic Contexts,"
Qadum: Journal of Excavation Reports from Israel: Vol. 2, Article 21.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.70967/3078-8528.1065
Available at:
https://publications.iaa.org.il/qadum/vol2/iss1/21
Included in
Archaeological Anthropology Commons, Classical Archaeology and Art History Commons, History of Art, Architecture, and Archaeology Commons
