MAN and SHELLS Molluscs in the History

MAN and SHELLS Molluscs in the History

Author: Riccardo Cattaneo-Vietti

Publisher: Bentham Science Publishers

Published: 2016-02-04

Total Pages: 347

ISBN-13: 168108225X

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Since the Paleolithic age to the present, molluscs - which include squids, octopuses and a variety of shellfish - have featured in different facets of our history. Yet much of this detail is either unknown or underappreciated. From the shapes and patterns in their shells, to their culinary, medicinal and scientific value and from their depictions in literature and religions, mulluscs in general, and shellfish in particular, have fascinated mankind for millennia. Man and Shells is a treatise on molluscs in our natural history. Readers will traverse through the journey by demonstrating how these organisms have accompanied humans in arts and culture, in ancient religions, the myths that surround them, their role in commerce as in dyeing and as currency as well as in aquaculture and fishing, and much more. Man and Shells helps us to appreciate these creatures that continue to have an important yet little known place in the cultural evolution of man through the ages.


The Mollusks

The Mollusks

Author: Charles F. Sturm

Publisher: Universal-Publishers

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 445

ISBN-13: 1581129300

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Mollusks have been important to humans since our earliest days. Initially, when humans were primarily interested in what they could eat or use, mollusks were important as food, ornaments, and materials for tools. Over the centuries, as human knowledge branched out and individuals started to study the world around them, mollusks were important subjects for learning how things worked. In this volume, the editors and contributors have brought together a broad range of topics within the field of malacology. It is our expectation that these topics will be of interest and use to amateur and professional malacologists.


Julfār, an Arabian Port

Julfār, an Arabian Port

Author: John Hansman

Publisher: Psychology Press

Published: 1985

Total Pages: 146

ISBN-13: 0947593012

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First published in 1985. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.