Shells of Black Sea Mollusks from the Burials of Ust-Alma Necropolis (South-Western Crimea)
Journal: Stratum plus Archaeology and Cultural Anthropology
Year: 2025

The article provides information about finds of mollusk shells from the Black Sea that fell into the burials of the Late Scythian Ust’-Alma necropolis, located in Crimea. These burials date back to the 1st century. BC — first half of the 3rd century AD. Most often, shells of oysters (Ostrea edulis), scallops (Flexopecten glaber), and mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis), used as containers for grinding cosmetics, were placed in burials. The shells of Cerastoderma glaucum and Mactra could also per