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‘Atiqot 81 (2015)
ISBN 2948-040X
Shells from the Excavation of Yavne-Yam (North)
(pp. 39*–43*)
Henk K. Mienis
Keywords: coastal plain, shell pendant, purple dye production
The excavation at Yavne-Yam (North) yielded several samples of shells, most of which were collected in the shell-pit in Area C. The shell material includes a mixture of marine, terrestrial and freshwater molluscs, belonging to 33 different species, which originated in three different regions: 24 species are from the Mediterranean Sea, 8 gastropods are local terrestrial species from the dune area between Yavne-Yam and Palmahim, and a single bivalve species is obviously from the nearby stream of Nahal Soreq. It seems that most of the marine shells at the site were used as building material, e.g., as mortar.