Archaeology and biogeography of prehistoric freshwater mussel shell in Mississippi
By: Evan Peacock, Cliff Jenkins, Paul F. Jacobs, Joseph Greenleaf
Contributors: Jenkins, Cliff
Series: BAR international series -- 2297
Publisher: Archaeopress
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Oxford, England
Language: eng
Number of pages: 154
ISBN-13: 9781407308746
Subjects: Freshwater mussels; Animal remains (Archaeology); Mollusks
Description: "The southeastern United States is home to the richest, most diverse freshwater mussel faunas on the planet, and Mississippi is no exception in this regard. Until fairly recent times, however, only qualitative lists of taxa were available and/or sampling was unsystematic and spotty. More recent work has taken place in waterways that have been significantly impacted by erosion, other forms of water pollution, and impoundment in modern times. Thus, even the best modern studies could benefit from a better knowledge of ranges and community characteristics as they existed prehistorically, when human impact, though present, an[d] to this end this work presents a robust synthesis of pre-industrial mussel distributions and relative abundances in the state."--Publisher's description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.