Noble, GordonTurner, JoeHamilton, DerekHastie, LeeKnecht, RickStirling, LindseySveinbjarnarson, OskarUpex, BethanMilek, Karen2018-12-122018-12-122018Noble, G, Turner, J, Hamilton, D, Hastie, L, Knecht, R, Stirling, L, Sveinbjarnarson, O, Upex, B & Milek, K 2018, 'Early Medieval Shellfish Exploitation in Northwest Europe : Investigations at the Sands of Forvie Shell Middens, Eastern Scotland, and the Role of Coastal Resources in the First Millennium AD', Journal of Island & Coastal Archaeology, vol. 13, no. 4, pp. 582-605. https://doi.org/10.1080/15564894.2017.13292421556-1828http://hdl.handle.net/2164/11591ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS We are also grateful to the colleagues and students who volunteered on the Sands of Forvie excavations, and to Scottish Natural Heritage, particularly Annabel Drysdale, the manager of the Sands of Forvie National Nature Reserve, for granting permission for the project. Professor Alastair Dawson, Honorary Professor, University of Dundee, provided advice on sea levels in the Forvie area and his expertise is reflected in the paragraph of text on this topic. This work also benefited from the comments and suggestions of two anonymous reviewers. FUNDING Historic Environment Scotland funded the radiocarbon dating for the Sands of Forvie work, and their support is greatly appreciated.26653854engshell middenscoastal archaeologyearly medievalfirst millenium ADScotlandNorthwest EuropeCC ArchaeologyCCJournal article10.1080/15564894.2017.1329242134