Nourriture, cuillères, ornements... Les témoignages d'une exploitation variée des mollusques marins à Ayios Mamas (Chalcidique, Grèce)

Large quantifies of animal remains, dating from the Bronze Age to the Byzantine period, were excavated at Ayios Marnas (northern Greece). During the Middle Bronze Age in particular, the exploitation of marine molluscs formed one aspect of the subsistence strategy practised there. Amongst the questions discussed are whether these molluscs were used not only as food but also as elements of decoration, as receptacles, as magical objects or even as sources for purple-dye production.