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Man
and Mollusc
Uses of Shell-Bearing Molluscs - Past, Present & Future |
By Avril Bourquin, Ross Mayhew and many contributors (see
Personal Thanks)
December 1999
Elegant Margin Shell (see Note on English Names)
(Marginella elegans (Gmelin, 1791))
(found in SE Asia - Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, etc.)
Introduction
This report on man's
uses of shells is a "continuing" work. It never will be finished,
for just as today becomes the past and tomorrow becomes the present, man's
uses of molluscs and their shelly homes and their future potential is boundless.
I have tried to include enough information here and elsewhere on the site,
so that you the student can write your own report or that you the educator
can pick and choose the information needed to develop a lesson plan suitable
to your class subject. I encourage you to go to the books and sites
that I have used in helping to develop this report (which are listed at
the bottom of the page), and in the links section (available soon!).
There is a wealth of information out there and I have just touched the surface. I would advise that you periodically check back to this report as new information will be added as it comes up! If you have information or suggestions that you think would benefit this report, please feel free to contact me at any time. Avril
Bourquin
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1) Food | 7) Music & Communication |
2) Trade Goods |
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9) Industry |
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4) Tools |
10) Offshoots |
6) Religion |
12) Shell Collecting |
This is a new counter system set up by Globel on December 01, 2002 |