Cockle Conversations: An investigation of the cockle collection practices at two Danish kitchen midden sites

Eva Laurie

Department of Archaeology, University of York, UK. eml500@york.ac.uk

Cite this as: Laurie, E. 2007 Cockle Conversations: An investigation of the cockle collection practices at two Danish kitchen midden sites, Internet Archaeology 22. https://doi.org/10.11141/ia.22.5

Summary

The changes that occurred in the Danish Mesolithic/Neolithic transition are examined via the seasonality and collecting patterns found in the common cockles (Cerastoderma edule (L)) from two Danish kitchen midden sites, Norsminde and Krabbesholm. Three main data sets were used to produce a picture of cockle variability through time. The seasonality results were then compared to oyster seasonality research from the two sites (Milner 2002; Milner and Laurie in press).

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Features

This article will appeal to: Mesolithic/Neolithic archaeologists, malacologists
Keywords: Mesolithic; Neolithic; seasonality; cockle; Cerastoderma edule; Denmark; exploitation patterns;

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