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NORTH AFRICA GREG CAMPBELL In addition to Greg's archaeomalacological research in Atlantic Europe, Greg has an interest in the exploitation of echinoderms (sea urchins) in Egypt and North America. For a selection of Greg's publications, please refer to the publications page. MAARTEN HORN Maarten is currently undertaking his MA in the field of archaeology and Egyptology. His thesis topic revolves around examining the use of, and trade in, shell in Predynastic and Early Dynastic settlement and cemetery sites in Egypt. He has further interests in subsistence, gathering strategies, trade, use, meaning, symbolism, artefact production and taphonomy, as these issues relate to shell. DAVID LUBELL In addition to his work in Portugal and Italy, David has worked extensively in Algeria. This work has focused on Capsian escargotičres (snail shell middens) through work in the Tebessa/Cheria region where he excavated two sites, Aďn Misteheyia and Kef Zoura D, in the Télidjčne Basin. Along with his work in Italy and Portugal, David's major interests revolve around understanding the Mesolithic/Neolithic transition in the circum-Mediterranean area (in collaboration with Mary Jackes). This includes investigations into palaeoenvironments, bioarchaeology, palaeodemography, and prehistoric diet. For a selection of David's papers, please refer to the publications page. MARCELLO MANNINO Marcello has conducted research on the coast of central Tunisia (near Hergla) in addition to his work in Sicily and England. His focus is on Palaeolithic and Mesolithic sites, and his particular areas of interest include the biogeography and ecology of marine molluscs, coastal human palaeoecology, shellfish gathering strategies and exploitation, shell taphonomy and Italian prehistory. For a selection of Marcello's publications, please refer to the publications page. EDUARDO MIGUEL MESA HERNÁNDEZ Eduardo is based in the Canary Islands and focuses on the prehistory of that area. In particular, his research is centred upon the Berber population from North Africa who inhabited Canary Islands from the middle of the I millennium B.C. until the 15th century A.D. He has studied shell midden sites in Tenerife and La Gomera islands, as well as domestic and funerary contexts with malacological resources. He is a researcher within various projects including Poblamiento Prehistórico de la Plataforma Costera de Buenavista del Norte (Tenerife»); Intervenciones Arqueológicas en los Concheros Prehistóricos de Tinajero y Punta Negra (Buenavista del Norte, Tenerife); and Estudio Superficial de los Concheros Prehistóricos de la Isla de La Gomera. Within
archaeomalacology, his interests involved aboriginal Canarian shellfish
gathering from an socio-economic and logistical point of view. He is also
interested in taphonomic processes that affect the conservation of
malacological resources in archaeological contexts and the use of shells as
artefacts. In the next months he will start an analytical progamme looking at
Oxygen Isotope (O18/O16) data for archaeological shells of
Patella tenuis crenata and Patella
ulyssiponensis aspera to establish possible seasonal relations in the gathering
of both species. For a selection of Eduardo's publications, please refer
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