Perforated La,d snails shells in western Mediterranean during late Pleistocene-early Holocene: preliminary study
Ismail Saafi
(1)
,
Ester Verdun-Castello
(1)
,
Rainer Hutterer
(2, 3, 4)
,
Sylvie Beyries
(5)
,
Josep Casabo I Bernad
(6)
,
Nabiha Aouadi
(7, 8)
,
Souhila Merzoug
(9)
,
Lotfi Belhouchet
(7, 10)
,
Jörg Linstdater
(11)
,
Giacoma Petrullo
(12, 13)
1
LAMPEA -
Laboratoire méditerranéen de préhistoire Europe-Afrique
2 Section of Mammals
3 Zoologisches Forschungsmuseum Alexander Koenig
4 Department of Vertebrates
5 CEPAM - Culture et Environnements, Préhistoire, Antiquité, Moyen-Age
6 Conselleria d'Educació, Cultura i Esport
7 INP - Institut National du Patrimoine - Tunisie
8 Musée du Bardo
9 CNRPAH - CNRPAH
10 Musée Archéologique de Sousse
11 DAI - Deutsches Archäologisches Institut
12 Université Paris Ouest Nanterre la Défense
13 ArScAn - Archéologies et Sciences de l'Antiquité
2 Section of Mammals
3 Zoologisches Forschungsmuseum Alexander Koenig
4 Department of Vertebrates
5 CEPAM - Culture et Environnements, Préhistoire, Antiquité, Moyen-Age
6 Conselleria d'Educació, Cultura i Esport
7 INP - Institut National du Patrimoine - Tunisie
8 Musée du Bardo
9 CNRPAH - CNRPAH
10 Musée Archéologique de Sousse
11 DAI - Deutsches Archäologisches Institut
12 Université Paris Ouest Nanterre la Défense
13 ArScAn - Archéologies et Sciences de l'Antiquité
Ester Verdun-Castello
- Fonction : Auteur
- PersonId : 999053
Sylvie Beyries
- Fonction : Auteur
- PersonId : 1182663
- ORCID : 0000-0003-4798-701X
- IdRef : 029590752
Résumé
Since the beginning of the 20th century, certain works (e.g. Debruge and Mercier, 1912, Debruge, 1910) have mentioned the presence of terrestrial snail shells pierced in archaeological sites of eastern Algeria. These sites are locally called “rammadiyat” (or “escargotières”). After about a century, new studies are interested in this phenomenon (Hutterer et al., 2011, 2014, Saafi et al., Submitted). Although the appearance of perforated gastropod has been identified since the Aurignacian (in the Iberian Peninsula). and the Iberomaurusian (in North Africa), they are more abundant in recent periods (Mesolithic / Capsian). In the North African sites the percentage of pierced shells does not exceed 20% of the malacological assemblage at each site. Generally, the perforations are similar in shape, size and position. However, thanks to an ethnographic study, an experimentation program and a traceological analysis some differences can be highlighted and we have been able to identify the techniques used to make the perforations and their function. Some of the perforations were made pierced by human canine teeth or by a cutting tool (blades or slats for example). In most of the cases when the perforations are located in the upper part of the spire they are used to facilitate the extraction of the animal from its shell when the latter resists in the upper part of the shell. The perforations at the last body whorl (behind the peristome) are fewer. They are related to the production of ornaments (necklaces) and, up to now, they are only present on the Maghreb. This is an example of the new role of continental malacofauna in the daily life of human groups. Moreover, due to the limited presence at a few sites, these perforated terrestrial snail shells are considered to be markers of the mobility of human groups in the western Mediterranean.
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Archéologie et PréhistoireFormat du dépôt | Notice |
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Type de dépôt | Communication dans un congrès |
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Since the beginning of the 20th century, certain works (e.g. Debruge and Mercier, 1912, Debruge, 1910) have mentioned the presence of terrestrial snail shells pierced in archaeological sites of eastern Algeria. These sites are locally called “rammadiyat” (or “escargotières”). After about a century, new studies are interested in this phenomenon (Hutterer et al., 2011, 2014, Saafi et al., Submitted). Although the appearance of perforated gastropod has been identified since the Aurignacian (in the Iberian Peninsula). and the Iberomaurusian (in North Africa), they are more abundant in recent periods (Mesolithic / Capsian). In the North African sites the percentage of pierced shells does not exceed 20% of the malacological assemblage at each site. Generally, the perforations are similar in shape, size and position. However, thanks to an ethnographic study, an experimentation program and a traceological analysis some differences can be highlighted and we have been able to identify the techniques used to make the perforations and their function. Some of the perforations were made pierced by human canine teeth or by a cutting tool (blades or slats for example). In most of the cases when the perforations are located in the upper part of the spire they are used to facilitate the extraction of the animal from its shell when the latter resists in the upper part of the shell. The perforations at the last body whorl (behind the peristome) are fewer. They are related to the production of ornaments (necklaces) and, up to now, they are only present on the Maghreb. This is an example of the new role of continental malacofauna in the daily life of human groups. Moreover, due to the limited presence at a few sites, these perforated terrestrial snail shells are considered to be markers of the mobility of human groups in the western Mediterranean.
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Titre |
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Perforated La,d snails shells in western Mediterranean during late Pleistocene-early Holocene: preliminary study
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Auteur(s) |
Ismail Saafi
1
, Ester Verdun-Castello
1
, Rainer Hutterer
2, 3, 4
, Sylvie Beyries
5
, Josep Casabo I Bernad
6
, Nabiha Aouadi
7, 8
, Souhila Merzoug
9
, Lotfi Belhouchet
7, 10
, Jörg Linstdater
11
, Giacoma Petrullo
12, 13
1
LAMPEA -
Laboratoire méditerranéen de préhistoire Europe-Afrique
( 208163 )
- MMSH 5 Rue du château de l'Horloge BP 647 13094 AIX EN PROVENCE CEDEX 2
- France
2
Section of Mammals
( 57878 )
- Adenauerallee 160 53113 Bonn
- Allemagne
3
Zoologisches Forschungsmuseum Alexander Koenig
( 330039 )
- Adenauerallee 160
53113 Bonn
- Allemagne
4
Department of Vertebrates
( 1007255 )
- Allemagne
5
CEPAM -
Culture et Environnements, Préhistoire, Antiquité, Moyen-Age
( 199355 )
- Université Côte d'Azur Pôle universitaire Saint-Jean-d'Angély - SJA3 24, avenue des Diables Bleus 06357 Nice Cedex 4
- France
6
Conselleria d'Educació, Cultura i Esport
( 1007254 )
- Valencia
- Espagne
7
INP -
Institut National du Patrimoine - Tunisie
( 537244 )
- 04, place du château 1008 Tunis
- Tunisie
8
Musée du Bardo
( 1007253 )
- Tunis
- Tunisie
9
CNRPAH -
CNRPAH
( 545917 )
- Alger
- France
10
Musée Archéologique de Sousse
( 1007252 )
- Tunisie
11
DAI -
Deutsches Archäologisches Institut
( 307882 )
- Allemagne
12
Université Paris Ouest Nanterre la Défense
( 567844 )
13
ArScAn -
Archéologies et Sciences de l'Antiquité
( 1003 )
- MSH Mondes (bâtiment René-Ginouvès). 21, allée de l’Université 92023 NANTERRE Cedex
- France
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Date début congrès |
2018-09-05
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Date fin congrès |
2018-09-08
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Titre du congrès |
440 : Anthropin activity markers: archaeology and ethnoarchaeology
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Langue du document |
Anglais
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Vulgarisation |
Non
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Comité de lecture |
Oui
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Invité |
Non
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Audience |
Internationale
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Actes |
Non
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Date de publication |
2018
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Titre de la collection |
24th Annual Meeting of the European Association of Archaeologists
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Ville |
Barcelone
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Pays |
Espagne
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Mots-clés |
en
Early Holocene, Pleistocene, Snail shell
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