Human Consumption of land snails on Curaçao

Cerion uva (commonly known as Peanut snails) are found in archaeological context on the Caribbean island of Curaçao. Ethnohistorical data suggests C. uva snails were consumed by Curaçao’s Indigenous peoples. However, there has been no archaeological data to confirm nor deny this claim. Past archaeological studies in Curacao are mostly restricted to settlements and rock art. The Curaçao Cultural Landscape Project is one initiative aiming to broaden our knowledge of the past, bringing together multiple disciplines in archaeological research – zooarchaeology, paleoecology, geoarchaeology. As part... Mehr ...