The Marine Mollusca in “Redeemed from the Heath – the archaeology of the Wytch Farm Oilfield (1987-90)

Posted on January 31, 2016 by winderjssc

Please click on the link below to download a PDF of the report which describes the analyses of edible molluscan remains found in midden deposits on the south shore of Poole Harbour in Dorset, England, with suggestions for the localities being exploited for these shellfish.

Winder, J. M. (1991) Marine Mollusca, in Redeemed from the Heath – the archaeology of the Wytch Farm Oilfield (1987-90), eds. P. W. Cox and C. M. Hearne, Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society Monograph Series Number 9 for B. P. Exploration and its partners in the Wytch Farm Development, pp 212-216.

Permission to use this published report has kindly been granted by Dorset County Museum where it is possible to purchase copies of the full publication.

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