Cannibalism in muricid snails as a possible explanation for archaeological findings |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Maritime Civilizations and Center for Maritime Studies, University of Haifa, Mount Carmel, Haifa 31999, Israel;1. Division of Computational Physics, Institute for Computational Science, Ton Duc Thang University, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam;2. Faculty of Applied Sciences, Ton Duc Thang University, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam;3. Faculty of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Ton Duc Thang University, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam;1. Unité d’oncogénétique et de prévention des cancers, service d’oncologie, hôpitaux universitaires de Genève, 30, boulevard de la Cluse, CH-1205 Genève, Suisse;2. Unité de pathologie moléculaire clinique, service de pathologie clinique, hôpitaux universitaires de Genève, 4, rue Gabrielle-Perret-Gentil, CH-1211 Genève 14, Suisse;3. Service de médecine génétique, hôpitaux universitaires de Genève, 30, boulevard de la Cluse, CH-1205 Genève, Suisse |
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| Abstract: | Shells of the rock murex, Trunculariopsis trunculus (Linné, 1758), used in the purple dye industry in ancient maritime civilizations, have been found in archaeological sites along the coasts of Israel. Some of these shells bear drilled holes. Biological study revealed that such holes were probably drilled by cannibalistic conspecifics, but only under artificial conditions. This indicates that the ancients may have maintained these snails alive in captivity until they accumulated a sufficient quantity of fresh snails for their dye industry. |
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