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Stories that old oyster shells tell – part 8
The following is the eighth & final instalment of an 8 part summary of the work I have been undertaking on British Native or European Flat Oyster shell specimens from archaeological and present… more →
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Oyster shells from archaeological sites: a brief illustrated guide to basic processing
wrote 2 years ago: An ancient Saxon period oyster shell (Ostrea edulis Linnaeus) the spat of which originally settl … more →
Stories that old oyster shells tell - part 8
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wrote 2 years ago: The following is the eighth & final instalment of an 8 part summary of the work I have been un … more →
Stories that old oyster shells tell - part 7
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wrote 2 years ago: The following is the seventh instalment of an 8 part summary of the work I have been undertaking on … more →
Stories that old oyster shells tell - part 6
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wrote 2 years ago: The following is the sixth instalment of an 8 part summary of the work I have been undertaking on … more →
Stories that old oyster shells tell - part 5
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wrote 2 years ago: The following is the fifth instalment of an 8 part summary of the work I have been undertaking o … more →
Stories that old oyster shells tell - part 4
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wrote 2 years ago: The following is the fourth instalment of an 8 part summary of the work I have been undertaking on … more →
Stories that old oyster shells tell - part 3
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wrote 2 years ago: The following is the third instalment of an 8 part summary of the work I have been undertaking on Br … more →
Stories that old oyster shells tell - part 2
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wrote 2 years ago: Regular visitors to Jessica’s Nature Blog will no doubt have noticed the frequency with which … more →
Stories that old oyster shells tell - part 1
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wrote 2 years ago: Regular visitors to Jessica’s Nature Blog will no doubt have noticed the frequency with which … more →
Cut marks & notches in archaeological oysters
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wrote 3 years ago: If you’ve ever tried opening a fresh oyster, you will know just how difficult that can be. Y … more →
Empty Flat Oyster shells on the beach (9)
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wrote 3 years ago: This slideshow requires JavaScript. Six shells of the British Native Oyster or European Flat Oyster … more →
Some odd shapes in Flat Oyster shells
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wrote 3 years ago: The shells of the European Flat Oyster, Ostrea edulis Linnaeus, are described as generally rounded … more →
Growth line patterns in oyster ligament scars (2)
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wrote 3 years ago: Some more photographs of the lovely colours, patterns and texture to be found when you look right … more →
Empty Flat Oyster shells on the beach (8)
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wrote 3 years ago: This post features photographs of our British Native Oyster, Ostrea edulis Linnaeus. These shells ar … more →
Empty Flat Oyster shells on the beach (7)
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wrote 3 years ago: This is the seventh in a series of photographs of empty European Flat Oyster shells, Ostrea edulis … more →
Growth line patterns in oyster ligament scars (1)
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wrote 3 years ago: These close-up photographs of the internal ligament area in an assortment of old Flat Oyster shell … more →
A fossil oyster with a preserved ligament
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wrote 3 years ago: The ligament is an integral part of the mollusc bivalve shell. It is composed of a horny proteinac … more →
Natural objects on which Flat Oysters settle
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wrote 3 years ago: Adult oysters cannot move of their own volition but they have a free-swimming larval stage. The la … more →
Empty Flat Oyster shells on the beach (6)
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wrote 3 years ago: This post is a continuation of the theme on the variability in the size, shape, colour, texture, inf … more →
