They would eat the meat and use the shells for wampum, or beads that were traditionally used as ceremonial gifts and later as currency. The Latin name for quahog, mercenaria mercenaria ...

They found evidence of past habitation—such as broken pottery, shell beads, and stone tools—across 65 percent of the islands. Oyster shells were strewn over a quarter of them. While the ...

If Shell Plc were to acquire BP Plc, it would be among the largest deals in European history, creating for the first time a European oil major that could challenge industry leaders Exxon Mobil ...