Cockles and Mussels
Aspects of shellfish-gathering in Wales
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5970588 |
|---|---|
| Authors | J Geraint Jenkins (0009-0007-1365-4862, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1977 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 81-95 |
| Publication date | 1977-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Folk Life (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0430-8778 • E-ISSN: 1759-670X |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1179/043087777798240403 |
| OpenAlex | W2017732773 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
The collecting of cockles [cardium edule: Welsh — rhython, cocos or cocs] and mussels [mytulis edulis: Welsh — cregyn gleision] is of great antiquity in Wales and there is extensive evidence from prehistoric and Roman sites that shellfish was important in the diet of early man. Throughout the centuries cockles and mussels, as well as other shore-living shellfish such as periwinkles [littorina littorea: Welsh — gwichiaid] and limpets [patella vulgata: Welsh — llygaid meheryn or llygaid y graig] provided the essential protein in the diet of coastal people throughout Wales. Shellfish occurred everywhere and were especially profuse along rocky stretches of coast
Aquatic animal · Archaeology · Biology · Cockle · Fish · Fish <Actinopterygii> · Fishery · Geography · Intertidal zone · Littorina · Mollusca · Prehistory · Rocky shore · Ruditapes · Shellfish · Shore · Welsh · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Ecology · Maritime and Coastal Archaeology
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,05 |
| Citation span | 1984 - 1985 (2) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |