The oldest shell jewellery workshop in Western Europe (IMAGE)
Caption
Top left: Microtomographic post-processing and virtual reconstruction of a Littorina obtusata shell from La Roche-à-Pierrot (Saint-Césaire, France), broken in situ during post-depositional events.
Centre left: Perforated Littorina obtusata shells associated with Châtelperronian stone tools.
Bottom left: Red and yellow pigments from the same area.
Right: Microscopic views of the modifications observed on Littorina obtusata: perforations made by pressure (a-e, g, h), pigment staining (f, h).
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© S. Rigaud & L. Dayet
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