Limpet Shells from the Aterian Level 8 of El Harhoura 2 Cave (Témara, Morocco): Preservation State of Crossed-Foliated Layers.

The exploitation of mollusks by the first anatomically modern humans is a central question for archaeologists. This paper focuses on level 8 (dated around ∼ 100 ka BP) of El Harhoura 2 Cave, located along the coastline in the Rabat-Témara region (Morocco). The large quantity of Patella sp. shells fo...

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Main Authors: Julius Nouet, Corinne Chevallard, Bastien Farre, Gernot Nehrke, Emilie Campmas, Emmanuelle Stoetzel, Mohamed Abdeljalil El Hajraoui, Roland Nespoulet
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4574309?pdf=render