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Notes on a decorated spiny oyster from Sharm
Author(s) -
BARKER DIANE,
HARTNELL TOBY
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
arabian archaeology and epigraphy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.384
H-Index - 18
eISSN - 1600-0471
pISSN - 0905-7196
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0471.2000.aae110205.x
Subject(s) - oyster , drill , form and function , archaeology , geology , engineering , geography , biology , mechanical engineering , oceanography , evolutionary biology
S‐305 is the worked remnant of one half of a spiny oyster which exhibits drill marks consistent with single and double dot‐in‐circle motifs. The object is briefly described with a view to determining its function. The manufacturing marks are analysed elsewhere in this volume by Katia Davis.