Shells found at the Pre-Pottery Neolithic B site of Yiftahel reflect various aspects of the cultic, social, and economic life at the site. Taxonomically, the assemblage is typical to sites in the Mediterranean climatic zone, dominated by Mediterranean bivalves with several local gastropods and a few specimens originating from the Red Sea. This composition reflects the community's observation of local norms as well as their participation in wide-ranging regional interaction networks with remote populations. Shells were found across the site, yet several exceptional contexts of shell deposition shed light on specific shell-related behaviours practiced on-site. A shell cache, unique in the PPNB, was found in an open courtyard of a public building, possibly related to both ritualistic as well as socio-economic aspects of life at Yiftahel. Shells were also found embedded in the eye-sockets of three plastered skulls found at the site, demonstrating the incorporation of shells in the cultic life of the community, as well as nuances of this practice in the region. Shells were found to have had multiple significant meanings and community-wide roles in many aspects of life at Yiftahel.

在Yiftahel的Pre-Pottery Neolithic B网站发现的贝壳反映了该网站的文化，社会和经济生活的各个方面。从分类学上讲，这种组合是地中海气候带典型的地点，以地中海双壳类动物为主，有几个本地腹足动物和一些来自红海的标本。这种构成反映了社区对本地规范的观察以及他们对与偏远人群的广泛区域互动网络的参与。在整个地点发现了贝壳，但贝壳沉积的一些特殊情况揭示了现场实施的与贝壳相关的特定行为。在公共建筑的开放式庭院中发现了PPNB特有的贝壳缓存，这可能与Yiftahel的生活的礼仪性以及社会经济方面有关。在该地点发现的三个灰泥头骨的眼窝中也发现了贝壳，这表明贝壳已融入社区的邪教生活，并在该地区的这种做法中产生了细微的差别。在Yiftahel，发现贝壳在生活的许多方面具有多种重要意义和整个社区的作用。