Choromytilus chorus (Other Keyword)
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Production and Distribution of Fishing Artifacts on Mussel Shells (Choromytilus chorus) during the Middle Holocene on the coast of Taltal, Atacama Desert, Chile. (2015)
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Two Middle Holocene residential camps (7500 to 45000 years cal B.P.) on the Atacama Desert Coast show differences in their mussel shell fishing tools (MSFT) assemblages. One archaeological site has a high abundance of fishhooks and mussel debris, together with the absence of fishing weights. The other site, 50 kilometers north, has low abundance of fishhooks and mussel debris, and the presence of fishing weights. The differences observed in the MSFT assemblages of these two sites, suggest the...