Shell Mounds (Middens)

Connected Sites: 15

A shell midden or shell mound is an archaeological feature comprised mainly of mollusk shells.

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Connected Sites

Banc d'Arguin
Banc d'Arguin
Mauritania
Inscribed: 1989
2.32
18
2
Fraser Island
Fraser Island
Australia
Inscribed: 1992
3.91
110
8
Everglades
Everglades
United States of America
Inscribed: 1979
3.67
353
15
"Shell Mounds Still Exist Today Within The Park, Giving Archaeologists And Anthropologists Evidence Of The Raw Materials Available To The Indigenous People For Tool Construction" (Wiki)
Saloum Delta
Inscribed: 2011
2.86
41
4
"With Its Numerous Shell Mounds, Associated Landscapes And The Presence Of A Rare And Well-Preserved Ensemble Of Funerary Tumulus Mounds, The Saloum Delta Provides Exceptional Testimony To A Coastal Lifestyle" (Ouv)
Neolithic Orkney
Neolithic Orkney
United Kingdom
Inscribed: 1999
3.80
140
11
Skara Brae
See En.Wikipedia.Org
Ha Long Bay – Cat Ba Archipelago
Inscribed: 1994
3.89
341
17
Soi Nhu Culture
Kakadu National Park
Inscribed: 1981
3.84
115
9
Rock Islands
Inscribed: 2012
4.00
39
6
Remnants Of Midden Deposits (Ab Ev)
Australian Convict Sites
Inscribed: 2010
2.66
232
13
Old Government House - "Shells From Aboriginal Middens Were Used To Strengthen Household Mortar"
See Www.Oldgovernmenthouse.Com.Au
Namib Sand Sea
Inscribed: 2013
4.08
139
4
At Sandwich Harbour And Sylvia Hill (Nom File)
Chinchorro Culture
Inscribed: 2021
2.47
25
3
Dense Shell Middens (Ab Ev)
Jomon Prehistoric Sites
Inscribed: 2021
2.49
36
4
Key Features, Especially Pit Dwellings And Shell Middens (Ab Ev)
Getbol, Korean Tidal Flats
Inscribed: 2021
2.71
43
6
"Shell Mounds Found In Different Locations Along The Coast Provide Evidence That Fishing Activities Have Taken Place In The Tidal Flats For Thousands Of Years. The Tidal Flats Monitoring Results Show That Traditional Fishing Activities Have Successfully Maintained The Tidal Flat Ecosystem In A Balance That Includes Human Processes." (Nomination Text, P. 97)
Tasmanian Wilderness
Inscribed: 1982
3.93
121
7
"Illustrated Through Extensive And Diverse Holocene Shell Middens" (Crit Iv)
Island of Gorée
Inscribed: 1978
2.89
80
3
"On Gorée There Are Four Distinct Deposits Found Through Excavation And Testing. The First Kinds Of Deposition Are Located On The Northwestern And Western Part Of The Island, And Were Typically Three Metres Of Domestic Debris And Shell Midden."
See En.Wikipedia.Org