See this paper about shellfish processing in Senegal for trade purpose: Hardy, K. et al. Shellfishing and shell midden construction in the Saloum Delta, Senegal, Journal of Anthropological Archaeology, Volume 41, March 2016, Pages 19-32. I tried to send the PDF but apparently it was rejected by the list Shira On Mon, Jul 25, 2016 at 11:55 AM, Salima Ikram <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Another question: > What do you all know about eating donax? these are found all over the > world, in different species, but how would one transport them so that they > don’t go bad? In barrels? and would it be worth it? > I am thinking of from the Med. coast into mainland Egypt some 100 miles. > > Salima Ikram > Distinguished University Professor > Egyptology Unit Head > Department of Sociology, Anthropology, Psychology and Egyptology > American University in Cairo > AUC Avenue, PO Box 74 > New Cairo 11835 > [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask] > tel: 20-2-2615-1840; fax: 20-2-2797-4903 > > > > > > > > > > > On 25 Jul 2016, at 04:43, Eve Richardson <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > Righto! Here goes ... a question! > > A lot of oyster shell was found on an Anglo-Saxon settlement site about > three miles upriver from the coast. I know that during the Medieval period > that fresh oysters were shipped inland in casks, but I wondered if they > could have been processed in some way rather than sold fresh. One > archaeologist said no, there wasn't a way to preserve them, but that isn't > true. they can be dried (as the Chinese use them), smoked, preserved in > oil, etc. > > I don't think that is what was going on on this site (would be simpler to > do it down by the shore, for one thing), but I wondered if there is > evidence of oysters or other shellfish being preserved in such ways in > ancient periods in Europe. Fish sauce, of course ... > > I'm not aware of any such evidence in Britain, but does that mean it > wasn't/couldn't have been done? > > Eve > > Toronto > > > > On 24/07/2016 9:23 PM, Ralph Hancock wrote: > > Eve Richardson wrote, inter alia: > > I joined because I'm interested in the topic, but am mostly ignorant. > > The Linux Mint users' forum has a splendid motto: 'There is no such > thing as a stupid question.' > > RH > > ------------------------------ > > To unsubscribe from the ANCIENT-FOOD-TECH list, click the following link: > > http://listserv.dartmouth.edu/scripts/wa.exe?TICKET=NzM2MTk5IGVyY2hyZHNuQFBBVEhDT00uQ09NIEFOQ0lFTlQtRk9PRC1URUNIIMnbLHXSaUxN&c=SIGNOFF > > > > > ------------------------------ > [image: Avast logo] <https://www.avast.com/antivirus> > > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > www.avast.com <https://www.avast.com/antivirus> > > > ------------------------------ > > To unsubscribe from the ANCIENT-FOOD-TECH list, click the following link: > > http://listserv.dartmouth.edu/scripts/wa.exe?TICKET=NzM2MTk5IHNhbGltYWlrcmFtQEdNQUlMLkNPTSBBTkNJRU5ULUZPT0QtVEVDSCiUfnBw22In&c=SIGNOFF > > > > ------------------------------ > > To unsubscribe from the ANCIENT-FOOD-TECH list, click the following link: > > http://listserv.dartmouth.edu/scripts/wa.exe?TICKET=NzM2MjAwIHNoaXJhZ3VyYUBHTUFJTC5DT00gQU5DSUVOVC1GT09ELVRFQ0ggICfOh%2FrRARl%2F&c=SIGNOFF > ######################################################################## To unsubscribe from the ANCIENT-FOOD-TECH list, click the following link: https://listserv.dartmouth.edu/scripts/wa.exe?SUBED1=ANCIENT-FOOD-TECH