0 Interpretation on Shell-Culture

Today, the relationship between islands to islands in Austronesian is still reticular and difficult to understand. We try to bring out an idea which combines anthropology and biology. It may provide a new way to research on the humanity, also the shells. From the view of “humanity-shell”, Pithecanthropus used shells as food, ornaments, and tools for hunt, weave, and container. Antiquity used shells for merchandise as money, medical treatment, such as medicine, and building materials more than early purposes. Even now the civilization imitates the function of movement of nautilus to build the great vehicle- the nuclear submarine. Shells are everywhere around the world, closely linked to people. From reverse view of “shell-humanity”, the biogeographical province of shells can be clearly divided into 16 areas, each containing a high proportion (at least 50%) of species which were absent from all other provinces. Comparing with the distribution area of Austronesian, the Indo-Pacific area of biogeographical province of shells is almost the same scope. So base on these two directions, we wish to find more relationships between humans and shells