Land snails in archaeology : with special reference to the British Isles /
[by] John G. Evans.
- London : New York : Seminar Press, 1972.
- xii, 436 p. : illus. ; 24 cm.
- Studies in archaeological science. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. [401]-417) and index.
Part I. The History, Principles and Methods of Snail Analysis -- 1. History -- 2. Principles -- 3. Methods -- Part II. The Snails -- 4. Factors Controlling the Distribution and Abundance of Snails -- 5. Distribution, Habitats and History -- 6. Ecological groups -- Part III. The Stratification of Shells in Calcareous Soils and Sediments and their Relevance to Archaeology -- 7. Soils -- 8. Representative Siol Profiles -- 9. Colluvial Deposits and Colluvial Soils -- 10. Carves, Dry Valleys, Lynchets and Ditches -- 11. Habitat change in the calcareous of Britain.