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Dimitrijević, Vesna, and Boban Tripković. "Spondylus and Glycymeris bracelets: trade reflections at Neolithic Vinča-Belo Brdo." Documenta Praehistorica 33 (December 31, 2006): 237–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.4312/dp.33.21.

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In the provision, production and exchange of prestigious items and materials in prehistoric Europe, marine shell ornaments play important role. The marine shell collection at the Vinča-Belo Brdo site is the largest in the central and northern Balkans. More than 300 ornament items manufactured from marine shells have been collected since the first excavations in 1908 up until the most recent campaign. The majority of ornaments were made using recent shells that were obtained through trade with contemporaneous Neolithic communities; few ornaments were made of fossil bivalve shells. Bracelets were the most common type. Two bivalve genera, Spondylus and Glycymeris, were used in their production. These are easily recognizable when complete valves are compared, but difficult to distinguish in highly modified items where shell morphology is obscured. The defining characteristics for shell identification are presented, particularly to differentiate ornaments manufactured from the Spondylus and Glycymeris genera, as well as those made of recent and fossil shells. The possible exchange routes for these are discussed, as well as their diachronic distribution at the Vinča site.

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Anggriani, Swastika Dhesti, Lisa Sidyawati, and Abdul Rahman Prasetyo. "Kerajinan Kayu Ornamen Cukli dengan Teknik Mozaik untuk Menambah Nilai Estetik." INVENSI 6, no. 1 (May 25, 2021): 65–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.24821/invensi.v6i1.4441.

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Artikel ini bertujuan untuk menambah nilai fungsi (multifungsi) pada produk kerajinan kayu dengan menambahkan ornamen kerang cukli. Produk kerajinan yang digunakan adalah nampan dan sendok-garpu dari material kayu. Ornamen ditambahkan pada permukaan kayu dengan mengaplikasikan material kerang cukli. Pemilihan produk nampan dan sendok-garpu kayu didasari dari melimpahnya material kayu di Indonesia dan produk kayu dinilai relatif mudah untuk dikombinasikan dengan material lain dengan menggunakan teknik mozaik. Metode yang digunakan adalah metode perancangan yang meliputi tahap eksplorasi, perancangan, dan perwujudan. Hasil yang diproleh adalah karya kerajinan kayu nampan dan sendok-garpu yang telah diberi ornamen dari kerang cukli. Hasil karya kerajinan memiliki banyak fungsi/multifungsi setelah diberi ornamen dari kerang cukli. Cukli Ornament Wood Craft with Mosaic Techniques to Add Value to the Function ABSTRACTThis article aims to add value to the function (multifunction) of wooden handicraft products by adding ornament from cukli shells material. Craft products used are wooden trays and cutlery. Ornaments are added to the surface of the wood by applying cukli shell material. The selection of wooden trays and cutlery is based on the abundance of wood materials in Indonesia and wood products are considered relatively easy to combine with other materials using mosaic techniques. The method used is the design method which includes the exploration, design, and embodiment stages. The results obtained are the work of woodcraft trays and cutlery that have been given ornaments from cukli shells material. The handicraft works have many functions (multifunction) after being given ornamentation from cukli shells material.

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Feinman, Gary M., and Linda M. Nicholas. "Shell-Ornament Production in Ejutla." Ancient Mesoamerica 4, no. 1 (1993): 103–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s095653610000081x.

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AbstractFindings from recent survey and excavation projects in Ejutla, Oaxaca, enable a broader examination of marine shell use and exchange in ancient Mesoamerica. A variety of shell ornaments were manufactured from Pacific Coast species at the Ejutla site during the Terminal Formative/Early Classic periods. Comparisons of the Ejutla mollusc assemblage with shell ornaments found at other highland Oaxaca sites indicate shifts in the nature of shell-ornament manufacture and exchange during the Formative and Early Classic periods. These changes, in conjunction with other findings, signal shifting relationships late in the Formative period among Monte Albán, the Ejutla Valley, and the Pacific Coast. The recognized shifts in highland-lowland Oaxaca relations generally coincide with an expanded importance of Pacific Coast shell at Teotihuacan and in the Lowland Maya region.

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Stiner, Mary C. "Palaeolithic mollusc exploitation at Riparo Mochi (Balzi Rossi, Italy): food and ornaments from the Aurignacian through Epigravettian." Antiquity 73, no. 282 (December 1999): 735–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0003598x00065492.

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This study considers exploitation of marine molluscs at Riparo Mochi (Italy) in cultural and ecological context. Five shell assemblages from this site represent the early Upper Palaeolithic (c. 36,000 BP) through Late Epigravettian (c. 9000 BP) periods. Taphonomic analysis reveals four kinds of shell debris: ornaments, food refuse, marine sponge inclusions, and land snails. While human foraging agendas at Riparo Mochi shifted over the five Palaeolithic phases, the kinds of marine shells favoured as ornaments remained nearly constant.

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Kurzawska, Aldona, and Anna Głód. "Muszle – zawieszki – amulety we wczesnym średniowieczu z terenu Polski na przykładzie znalezisk z Kruszwicy." Slavia Antiqua. Rocznik poświęcony starożytnościom słowiańskim, no. 64 (December 13, 2023): 221–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.14746/sa.2023.64.8.

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In this article, the author takes a closer look at the finds of sea shell ornaments in the early Middle Ages, based on artefacts discovered at two sites (Nos. 2 and 4) in Kruszwica. The four pendants in question come from settlement levels dating from the 11th to the 12th centuries. A malacological analysis suggests that the ornaments reached Kruszwica from the Mediterranean area (Acanthocardia tuberculata and Bolinus brandaris), and probably the Red Sea (Monetaria moneta), and from southern Poland (Turritella sp). These objects had been in use for a long time, as evidenced by the microtraces and damage visible on their surface. During the early medieval period, among the various species of shells that were ‘imports’, money cowrie shell ornaments with the most ‘exotic’ origins were the most common in Europe. It is highly probable that during this period of time, they were used in the exchange/trade and their value as a female symbol object and an amulet. Most likely, the shell pendants reached Kruszwica via trade routes that have been previously documented, alongside other artifacts. These ornaments provide additional evidence of long-distance trade.

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Tripković, Boban, Vesna Dimitrijević, and Dragana Rajković. "Marine shell hoard from the Late Neolithic site of Čepin-Ovčara (Slavonia, Croatia)." Documenta Praehistorica 43 (December 30, 2016): 343–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.4312/dp.43.17.

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The focus of this paper is the ornament hoard from the Sopot culture site of Čepin-Ovčara in eastern Slavonia (the Republic of Croatia). The hoard contained pendants and beads made of shells of marine clam Spondylus gaederopus and scaphopod Antalis vulgaris. The paper analyses the context and use wear of the objects in the hoard. The results form a basis for: the reconstruction of the role of some of the items and the ways in which they were worn; the premise that the dynamics and mechanisms of acquisition of ornaments made of the two Mediterranean mollusc species could have differed; and the identification of a cross-cultural pattern of deposition of ornament hoards.

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Kurzawska, Aldona, and Iwona Sobkowiak-Tabaka. "Uncovering the tradition of shell ornaments in Neolithic Poland." Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports 55 (May 2024): 104476. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jasrep.2024.104476.

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Trubitt, Mary Beth. "Crafting Marine Shell Prestige Goods at Cahokia." North American Archaeologist 26, no. 3 (July 2005): 249–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.2190/4nr2-8c4h-awxb-jvpe.

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Acquired from coasts and exchanged inland across North America, marine shell was an important raw material for making prestige goods, valued objects that “materialized” relationships between individuals or groups. Of interest here is how marine shell prestige goods production and exchange was organized, including the social identities of crafters and consumers. At Cahokia, shell working was associated with higher-status households, especially in the later phases of the Mississippian sequence. Shell ornaments crafted by elite households may have been used locally, but since prestige goods often passed through many hands, some shell objects may have ultimately been deposited far from Cahokia.

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Debruyne, Sofie. "Tools and souvenirs: the shells from Kilise Tepe (1994–1998)." Anatolian Studies 60 (December 2010): 149–60. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0066154600001071.

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AbstractIn the summers of 1994–1998 a rescue excavation took place at Kilise Tepe, an archaeological site occupied from the Early Bronze Age to the Byzantine period, located in the Göksu valley in Cilicia in southern Turkey. This article analyses the shell finds from environmental and archaeological perspectives. Three categories of molluscs are identified: terrestrial, freshwater and marine. The first two are the remnants of local fauna that lived on or near the site; the marine shells came from the Mediterranean shore adjacent to the Göksu delta and the delta itself. There are indications that freshwater mussels served as tools. Marine shells were worn as ornaments.

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Halstead, Paul. "Spondylus shell ornaments from late Neolithic Dimini, Greece: specialized manufacture or unequal accumulation?" Antiquity 67, no. 256 (September 1993): 603–9. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0003598x00045816.

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Rings and buttons and beads cut from the marine shell, Spondylus gaederopus, are among the most distinctive exchange items of Neolithic Europe. From sources on the coast of the Mediterranean, these highly valued objects were widely distributed across central Europe. A re-examination of the nature and contexts of shell objects and manufacturing waste at Dimini, a key late Neolithic site on the coast of northern Greece, explores their social role within a Spondylus-working community.

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Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Shell ornaments"

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Douka, Aikaterini. "Investigating the chronology of the Middle to Upper Palaeolithic transition in Mediterranean Europe by improved radiocarbon dating of shell ornaments." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2011. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.547727.

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Hoareau, Leïla. "Évolutions des sociétés épigravettiennes au cours du Tardiglaciaire : de la biographie des objets de parure aux traditions ornementales." Electronic Thesis or Diss., Université Côte d'Azur, 2023. http://www.theses.fr/2023COAZ2003.

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Le Tardiglaciaire (18 - 11 ka cal. BP) est marqué par une série de changements climatiques importants. Les sociétés de chasseurs-cueilleurs en Europe se sont adaptées de diverses façons. Les études menées ces dernières décennies sur les sociétés épigravettiennes ont permis, essentiellement à travers l'analyse de l'outillage lithique, de déceler d'importantes mutations socio-économiques au cours de cette période. La mobilité, leur mode d'exploitation des territoires et les réseaux de circulations de biens entre les groupes semblent connaître des évolutions marquées. Pour mieux cerner ces mutations la parure est un proxy idéal, permettant d'approcher les interactions entre les groupes, les évolutions des stratégies sociales, la géographie culturelle. Nous proposons ici de reconstituer la biographie des parures épigravettiennes depuis le choix et l'acquisition des matières premières jusqu'à leur abandon. Chaque étape de la vie de ces objets a été restituée par une analyse tracéologique, qui a permis de recomposer les modes de collecte, de fabrication et d'utilisation. Les sites de riparo Tagliente (Vénétie, Italie), riparo Dalmeri (Trento, Italie) et l'abri Martin (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France), ont été analysés selon cette méthode. Ces trois sites documentent toutes les phases du Tardiglaciaire : le Dryas ancien et le Bølling à riparo Tagliente, l'Allerød sur le site de riparo Dalmeri et enfin le Dryas récent à l'abri Martin. Nous avons ainsi pu mettre en évidence une évolution diachronique du répertoire ornemental, qui pourrait être partiellement liée à une profonde modification des biotopes littoraux au cours de la montée des eaux Tardiglaciaire. Cette modification dans le choix des espèces n'entraîne pas de changements dans les modes d'utilisation des éléments de parure qui restent très stables au cours du temps. Malgré le partage d'un fonds commun d'espèces utilisées sur toute l'Italie, la Provence et les Balkans occidentaux, nous avons noté que certains matériaux marquent des pratiques régionales. De même, les modes d'utilisation semblent contrastés entre les sites de l'arc liguro-provençal et ceux du Nord-Est de l'Italie. La cohérence entre les données sur les différenciations régionales des traditions ornementales et les territoires de circulation de matières premières siliceuses offre une image de territoires bien distincts au sein desquels les biens et les idées semblent circuler de façon dense. Entre ces zones, les interactions sociales relèvent de stratégies sociales différentes. La lecture systémique des différentes sphères socio-économiques nous donne ici des éléments pour reconstituer des dynamiques sociales et des réseaux d'interactions complexes
The Late Glacial (18 - 11 ka cal. BP) is marked by a series of important climatic changes. Hunter-gatherer societies in Europe adapted in various ways. The studies carried out over the last decades on Epigravettian societies allowed to identify major socio-economic changes during this period, mainly through lithic tools analysis. The networks of circulation of goods between the groups, their mobility and their mode of exploitation of the territories seem to have undergone significant changes.In order to better understand these evolutions, ornaments are an ideal proxy, allowing us to approach the interactions between groups, the evolution of social strategies and cultural geography. We intend here to reconstruct the biography of Epigravettian ornaments, from the choice and acquisition of raw materials to their abandonment. Each step in the life of these objects has been reconstructed by means of a traceological analysis, which enabled to reconstruct the ways material were gathered, manufactured and used.The sites of riparo Tagliente (Veneto, Italy), riparo Dalmeri (Trento, Italy) and the abri Martin (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France) were analysed using this method. These three sites document all the phases of the Late Glacial period: the Older Dryas and the Bølling at riparo Tagliente, the Allerød at riparo Dalmeri and finally the Younger Dryas at the abri Martin.We were thus able to highlight a diachronic evolution of the ornamental repertoire, which could be partly linked to a profound modification of the littoral biotopes during the Late Glacial sea level rise. This modification in the choice of species does not lead to changes in the modes of use of ornaments, which remain very stable over time. Despite the existence of a shared repertoire of species used throughout Italy, Provence and the Western Balkans, we have noted that certain materials are specific of some regions. Similarly, the modes of use seem to contrast between the sites of the Liguro-Provençal arc and those of north-eastern Italy. The coherence between the data on the regional differentiation of ornamental traditions and the territories of circulation of siliceous raw materials offers a picture of very distinct territories within which goods and ideas seem to circulate in a dense manner. Between these areas, social interactions are based on different social strategies. The systemic analysis of the different socio-economic realm gives us elements to reconstitute social dynamics and networks of complex interactions

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Stone, Hywel Meirion Imperato. "The functional morphology and evolution of pronounced shell ornament in epifaunal bivalves." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 1999. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.624151.

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Demarchi, B., Sonia A. O'Connor, Lima Ponzoni A. de, Almeida Rocha Ponzoni R. de, A. Sheridan, K. E. H. Penkman, Y. Hancock, and J. Wilson. "An integrated approach to the taxonomic identification of prehistoric shell ornaments." 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10454/10439.

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Shell beads appear to have been one of the earliest examples of personal adornments. Marine shells identified far from the shore evidence long-distance transport and imply networks of exchange and negotiation. However, worked beads lose taxonomic clues to identification, and this may be compounded by taphonomic alteration. Consequently, the significance of this key early artefact may be underestimated. We report the use of bulk amino acid composition of the stable intra-crystalline proteins preserved in shell biominerals and the application of pattern recognition methods to a large dataset (777 samples) to demonstrate that taxonomic identification can be achieved at genus level. Amino acid analyses are fast (<2 hours per sample) and micro-destructive (sample size <2 mg). Their integration with non-destructive techniques provides a valuable and affordable tool, which can be used by archaeologists and museum curators to gain insight into early exploitation of natural resources by humans. Here we combine amino acid analyses, macro- and microstructural observations (by light microscopy and scanning electron microscopy) and Raman spectroscopy to try to identify the raw material used for beads discovered at the Early Bronze Age site of Great Cornard (UK). Our results show that at least two shell taxa were used and we hypothesise that these were sourced locally.

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Sakalauskaite, J., S. H. Andersen, P. Biagi, M. A. Borrello, T. Cocquerez, A. C. Colonese, F. D. Bello, et al. "'Palaeoshellomics' reveals the use of freshwater mother-of-pearl in prehistory." 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10454/17680.

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The extensive use of mollusc shell as a versatile raw material is testament to its importance in prehistoric times. The consistent choice of certain species for different purposes, including the making of ornaments, is a direct representation of how humans viewed and exploited their environment. The necessary taxonomic information, however, is often impossible to obtain from objects that are small, heavily worked or degraded. Here we propose a novel biogeochemical approach to track the biological origin of prehistoric mollusc shell. We conducted an in-depth study of archaeological ornaments using microstructural, geochemical and biomolecular analyses, including ‘palaeoshellomics’, the first application of palaeoproteomics to mollusc shells (and indeed to any invertebrate calcified tissue). We reveal the consistent use of locally-sourced freshwater mother-of-pearl for the standardized manufacture of ‘double-buttons’. This craft is found throughout Europe between 4200–3800 BCE, highlighting the ornament-makers’ profound knowledge of the biogeosphere and the existence of cross-cultural traditions.
Ministry of Education, Universities and Research Young Researcher: European Commission PERG-GA-2010-26842: Leverhulme Trust: Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique: Campus France, Universita` Italo-Francese PHC Galile´ programme

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Teske, Peter R., Isabelle Papadopoulos, Christopher D. McQuaid, Brent K. Newman, and Nigel P. Barker. "Climate change, genetics or human choice: why were the shells of mankind’s earliest ornament larger in the Pleistocene than in the Holocene?" 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1006001.

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The southern African tick shell, Nassarius kraussianus (Dunker, 1846), has been identified as being the earliest known ornamental object used by human beings. Shell beads dated from ~75,000 years ago (Pleistocene era) were found in a cave located on South Africa's south coast. Beads made from N. kraussianus shells have also been found in deposits in this region dating from the beginning of the Holocene era (<10,000 years ago). These younger shells were significantly smaller, a phenomenon that has been attributed to a change in human preference. We investigated two alternative hypotheses explaining the difference in shell size: a) N. kraussianus comprises at least two genetic lineages that differ in size; b) the difference in shell size is due to phenotypic plasticity and is a function of environmental conditions. To test these hypotheses, we first reconstructed the species' phylogeographic history, and second, we measured the shell sizes of extant individuals throughout South Africa. Although two genetic lineages were identified, the sharing of haplotypes between these suggests that there is no genetic basis for the size differences. Extant individuals from the cool temperate west coast had significantly larger shells than populations in the remainder of the country, suggesting that N. kraussianus grows to a larger size in colder water. The decrease in fossil shell size from Pleistocene to Holocene was likely due to increased temperatures as a result of climate change at the beginning of the present interglacial period. We hypothesise that the sizes of N. kraussianus fossil shells can therefore serve as indicators of the climatic conditions that were prevalent in a particular region at the time when they were deposited. Moreover, N. kraussianus could serve as a biomonitor to study the impacts of future climate change on coastal biota in southern Africa.

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Dallaire-Fortier, Coralie. "Une étude technologique des ornements abénakis de la période de contact et de la période historique amérindienne retrouvés sur le site archéologique d’Odanak." Thèse, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/1866/19265.

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Le site archéologique qui se trouve dans le secteur historique de la réserve abénakise d’Odanak a été occupé pendant plusieurs siècles. Des fouilles archéologiques ont été menées de 2010 à 2013 sous la direction de Geneviève Treyvaud et Michel Plourde. Elles ont permis de mettre au jour divers témoins archéologiques dont plusieurs sont reliés aux ornements personnels. Ces derniers ont été étudiés afin de déterminer de quelles chaînes opératoires ils sont issus et quelles opérations ont pu se dérouler directement sur le site d’Odanak. Des ornements en pierre, en métal, en verre et en matière organique ont été portés à travers le temps par les Abénakis. Plusieurs techniques ont été utilisées pour les fabriquer et certains artéfacts en portent les traces caractéristiques. Il a été constaté que le site est divisé en trois zones d’activité : une zone d’habitat, une zone artisanale et la palissade. Plusieurs artéfacts semblent avoir été manipulés et transformés dans la zone artisanale tandis qu’ils ont plutôt été entreposés dans la zone d’habitation et abandonnés près de la palissade.
The archaeological site located in the historical part of the Abenaki reserve of Odanak has been occupied for several centuries. From 2010 to 2013, excavations of this site were carried out under the direction of Geneviève Treyvaud and Michel Plourde. The excavations led to the discovery of several features including many artéfacts relating to personal ornaments. These objects were studied to determine which chaîne opératoire led to their presence on the site and which operations were carried out at Odanak. Ornaments crafted from stone, metal, glass and various organic materials were worn by the Abenakis. Several different production techniques were used to craft these ornaments and these techniques left characteristic traces on the objects. Three areas are apparent on the site: a domestic zone, a production zone and a palisade. Several artifacts appear to have been manipulated and transformed in the production zone, stored in the domestic zone, and abandoned near the palisade.

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Books on the topic "Shell ornaments"

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Tornaritis, George. Shells and art: The ornaments of Aphrodite. [Cyprus]: G. Tornaritis, 2001.

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Bautista, Ángel P. Shell ornamentation of La Purísima Concepción Church, Guiuan, Eastern Samar. Manila: National Commission for Culture and the Arts, 2003.

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Decorating with seashells. New York: Sterling Pub. Co., 2001.

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R, Grafman, and Muzeʼon le-Yahadut (Universiṭat Tel-Aviv), eds. 50 rimonim: Mivḥar rimonim le-sifre Torah me-osef shel mishpaḥah Eropit. [Tel Aviv]: Universiṭat Tel Aviv,Muzeʼon le-Yahadut, bet keneset u-merkaz le-moreshet ha-Yahadut ʻa. sh. Tsimbalisṭah, 1998.

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Gross, Elly. ʻEli Gros: Otiyot ṿe-ʻiṭurim : melʼekhet ha-sefer shel ʻEli Gros = Letters and ornaments : the book art of Elly Gross. [Yerushalayim]: ha-Sifriyah ha-leʼumit, 2012.

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Yehudah, Kohen, and Muzeʼon artsot ha-Miḳra (Jerusalem), eds. Mi-tevato shel Noaḥ: Ḥayot ba-omanut ha-ḳedumah : me-osef Leʼo Mildenberg ; [targum le-ʻIvrit ṿa-ʻarikhah, Yehudah Kohen]. [Jerusalem]: Muzeʼon artsot ha-Miḳra Yerushalayim, 1997.

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The Shell: A World of Decoration and Ornament. Thames & Hudson, 2007.

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Nicholson, Clare. Shells. Lorenz Books, 1996.

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Clark, Sharri R., and Jonathan Mark Kenoyer. South Asia—Indus Civilization. Edited by Timothy Insoll. Oxford University Press, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199675616.013.024.

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Figurines of the Indus Civilization (c.2600–1900 BC) provide unique insights into technological, social, and ideological aspects of this early urban society. The Indus script has not yet been deciphered, so figurines provide one of the most direct means to understand social diversity through ornament and dress styles, gender depictions, and various ritual traditions. This chapter focuses on figurines from the site of Harappa, Pakistan, with comparative examples from other sites excavated in both India and Pakistan. Anthropomorphic and zoomorphic terracotta figurines, and special forms with moveable components or representing composite or fantastic creatures, are found at most sites of the Indus Civilization, with rare examples of figurines made of bronze, stone, faience, or shell. The raw materials and technologies used to make figurines are discussed, along with the archaeological contexts in which they have been discovered. These figurines provide an important line of evidence regarding Indus society and religion.

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Non, Le. Mandala Coloring Pages: 100 Flowers, Butterflies, Lions, Dolphins, Boats, Mermaids, Turtles, Shells, Ornaments and Other Beautiful Zentangle Doodle Floral Drawings for Adult Coloring. Independently Published, 2019.

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Book chapters on the topic "Shell ornaments"

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Balme, Jane, Sue O’Connor, and Michelle C. Langley. "Marine shell ornaments in northwestern Australia." In The Archaeology of Portable Art, 258–73. New York : Routledge, 2018.: Routledge, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781315299112-16.

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Szabó, Katherine. "Enduring value: Shell ornaments in the Metal Age of Island Southeast Asia with a focus on the southwestern Philippines." In The Archaeology of Portable Art, 37–48. New York : Routledge, 2018.: Routledge, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781315299112-4.

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Annuß, Evelyn. "In the Air: Shell Shock Theatre and Ornamental Girls in Nazi Propaganda." In Dramaturgies of War, 195–209. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-39318-1_11.

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Clark, Geoffrey, Michelle C. Langley, Mirani Litster, Olaf Winter, and Judith R. Amesbury. "Shell beads as markers of Oceanic dispersal: A rare Cypraeidae ornament type from the Mariana Islands." In The Archaeology of Portable Art, 142–61. New York : Routledge, 2018.: Routledge, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781315299112-10.

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"Shell ornaments, adornments and other objects." In The Tutu Archaeological Village Site, 109–17. Routledge, 2003. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9780203165843-18.

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Hohmann, Bobbi, Terry G. Powis, and Paul F. Healy. "Middle Preclassic Maya Shell Ornament Production." In Pathways to Complexity. University Press of Florida, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.5744/florida/9780813054841.003.0006.

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Extensive archaeological investigations at the site of Pacbitun, a medium-sized Maya center located in west-central Belize, have revealed the large-scale production of marine shell ornaments during Middle Preclassic period (900-300 B.C.). Non-local marine shell and the restricted nature of its distribution indicate that some degree of control may have been exerted over the production and/or distribution of marine shell or the finished shell products. The sheer quantities of shell working debris in the site core of Pacbitun suggest that these ornaments were intended for intra- or extra-community exchange. Two different scenarios are presented to account for the quantity and spatial distribution of Middle Preclassic shell and shell working materials at Pacbitun and in the Belize River valley.

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Adachi, Takuro, and Sumio Fujii. "Shell Ornaments from the Bishri Cairn Fields:." In Proceedings of the 10th International Congress on the Archaeology of the Ancient Near East, Volume 2, edited by F. Höflmayer, 239–46. Harrassowitz, O, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/j.ctvcm4fnh.20.

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Field, Julie S., and Windy K. McElroy. "Shell, Bone, and Invertebrate Ornaments from Nu‘alolo Kai." In Abundance and Resilience, 156–69. University of Hawai'i Press, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.21313/hawaii/9780824839895.003.0009.

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"Chapter 9. Shell, Bone, and Invertebrate Ornaments from Nu’alolo Kai." In Abundance and Resilience, 156–69. University of Hawaii Press, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/9780824857158-013.

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Ridout-Sharpe, Janet. "Shell ornaments, icons and other artefacts from the eastern Mediterranean and Levant." In Molluscs in Archaeology, 290–307. Oxbow Books, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/j.ctvh1dk5s.23.

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Conference papers on the topic "Shell ornaments"

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Nitu, E. C., O. Cirstina, F. I. Lupu, M. Leu, A. Nicolae, and M. Carciumaru. "PORTABLE ART OBJECTS DISCOVERED IN THE UPPER PALEOLITHIC OF ROMANIA." In Знаки и образы в искусстве каменного века. Международная конференция. Тезисы докладов [Электронный ресурс]. Crossref, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.25681/iaras.2019.978-5-94375-308-4.22-23.

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In addition to their undeniable aesthetic value, ornaments are the element that may differentiate the various social groups or individuals belonging to certain groups. More specifically, body decoration is closely related to social identity. The ornament, as a form of communication, has a certain advantage over other means of communication because, once displayed, perhaps even more than language itself, the individual wearing it need not make any effort to deliver his/her message, social sta-tus, their belonging to a group etc. The first adornments used during the Paleolithic are beads, while perforated shells are among the earliest examples of this sort. In a few cases, the perforated shells come from species rarely used in the Paleolithic, brought from long distances, in terms of the settlements in which they were found so, apart from individualizing and characterizing a certain group, they may represent important documents regarding migrations over wide areas and even regarding the origin of a culture. This is shown by new discoveries made in an early Gravettian layer at the Poiana Cireului site (Piatra Neam, north-eastern Romania), dated between 30 ka and 31 ka BP (Niu et al., 2019). The ornaments discovered here include a unique association of perforat-ed shells represented by three species of mollusks: Lithoglyphus naticoide, Litho-glyphus apertus and Homalopoma sanguineum (an exclusively Mediterranean spe-cies). This occupation differs from Central and Eastern European Gravettian tradi-tions through the symbolic behavior of the communities, defined by the use of perfo-rated shells of freshwater and marine (Mediterranean origin) mollusk belonging to species very rarely used in the Palaeolithic. Poiana Cireului is one of the very few Gravettian sites where perforated Homalopoma sanguineum shells were found and is the only Gravettian settlement where Lithoglyphus naticoides shells were used. We present the ornaments discovered and the results of analysis performed to identify the perforation methods and the use-wear traces. The presence of a Mediterranean species at the Poiana Cireului settlement located more than 900 km from the nearest source suggests the connection of communities here with the Mediterranean area. In the light of these new findings, the origin and diffusion of the Gravettian from the Mediterranean to the east of the Carpathians are a hypothesis that should be considered. Niu, E.-C., Crciumaru, M., Nicolae, A., Crstina, O., Lupu, F. I., Leu, M. (2019). Mobility and social identity in the Early Upper Palaeolithic: new personal ornaments from Poiana Cireului site (Piatra Neam, Romania). PLOS ONE, 14 (4), e0214932. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0214932

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Nitu, E. C., O. Cirstina, F. I. Lupu, M. Leu, A. Nicolae, and M. Carciumaru. "PERSONAL ORNAMENTS DISCOVERED IN THE EARLY UPPER PALEOLITHIC OF POIANA CIREȘULUI-PIATRA NEAMȚ (ROMANIA)." In Знаки и образы в искусстве каменного века. Международная конференция. Тезисы докладов [Электронный ресурс]. Crossref, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.25681/iaras.2019.978-5-94375-308-4.20-21.

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In addition to their undeniable aesthetic value, ornaments are the element that may differentiate the various social groups or individuals belonging to certain groups. More specifically, body decoration is closely related to social identity. The ornament, as a form of communication, has a certain advantage over other means of communication because, once displayed, perhaps even more than language itself, the individual wearing it need not make any effort to deliver his/her message, social sta-tus, their belonging to a group etc. The first adornments used during the Paleolithic are beads, while perforated shells are among the earliest examples of this sort. In a few cases, the perforated shells come from species rarely used in the Paleolithic, brought from long distances, in terms of the settlements in which they were found so, apart from individualizing and characterizing a certain group, they may represent important documents regarding migrations over wide areas and even regarding the origin of a culture. This is shown by new discoveries made in an early Gravettian layer at the Poiana Cireului site (Piatra Neam, north-eastern Romania), dated between 30 ka and 31 ka BP (Niu et al., 2019). The ornaments discovered here include a unique association of perforat-ed shells represented by three species of mollusks: Lithoglyphus naticoide, Litho-glyphus apertus and Homalopoma sanguineum (an exclusively Mediterranean spe-cies). This occupation differs from Central and Eastern European Gravettian tradi-tions through the symbolic behavior of the communities, defined by the use of perfo-rated shells of freshwater and marine (Mediterranean origin) mollusk belonging to species very rarely used in the Palaeolithic. Poiana Cireului is one of the very few Gravettian sites where perforated Homalopoma sanguineum shells were found and is the only Gravettian settlement where Lithoglyphus naticoides shells were used. We present the ornaments discovered and the results of analysis performed to identify the perforation methods and the use-wear traces. The presence of a Mediterranean species at the Poiana Cireului settlement located more than 900 km from the nearest source suggests the connection of communities here with the Mediterranean area. In the light of these new findings, the origin and diffusion of the Gravettian from the Mediterranean to the east of the Carpathians are a hypothesis that should be considered. Niu, E.-C., Crciumaru, M., Nicolae, A., Crstina, O., Lupu, F. I., Leu, M. (2019). Mobility and social identity in the Early Upper Palaeolithic: new personal ornaments from Poiana Cireului site (Piatra Neam, Romania). PLOS ONE, 14 (4), e0214932. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0214932

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Fancsalszky, Gábor. "Typological classification of the cast belt mounts of the Late Avar period (late 7th – early 9th century)." In Hadak útján XXIV. : A népvándorláskor fiatal kutatóinak XXIV. konferenciája. PPKE BTK Régészeti Tanszék, MTA BTK Magyar Őstörténeti Témacsoport, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.55722/arpad.kiad.2015.3.1_30.

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The main goal of the above rather dry list was to take the first tentative step towards the acutely needed classification of the accumulated archaeological material. Based on my own research, I shall here outline the conclusions that can be drawn for the belt sets with figural ornament. The analysis is based on the personal examination of the ornament and composition of 571 objects, all of which were separately drawn. The most interesting pieces were also ana-lysed using magnified interpretative drawings. The distribution of individual types was mapped. The map showing the workshop areas were based on the comparison and analysis of these maps.

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