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A Systematic And Ecological Study Of Birds Of New Guinea, S. Dillon Ripley
A Systematic And Ecological Study Of Birds Of New Guinea, S. Dillon Ripley
Bulletin of the Peabody Museum of Natural History
During two trips to West New Guinea in 1954 and 1960, the author made an extensive collection of birds as well as field notes in a variety of habitats ranging from the western islands adjacent to the coast of West New Guinea…
Snails On A Persian Hillside: Ecology-Prehistory-Gastronomy, Charles A. Reed
Snails On A Persian Hillside: Ecology-Prehistory-Gastronomy, Charles A. Reed
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The archeologist who is prehistorian may expect snail shells in his excavations. Sometimes, even though the site may be far from the nearest seas, such shells are marine and often were used as decorations, indicating the continuity of human vanity through the ages. Generally, the archeologist has had little interest in such shells as snails, or even in the generic and specific identifications furnished him by a malacologist; instead, the archeologist is interested in any cultural uses of the shells, and is intrigued by problems of their geographic origin and the possibility of tracing prehistoric trade routes. However, to the …