Shell Mounds (Middens)
A shell midden or shell mound is an archaeological feature comprised mainly of mollusk shells.
Connected Sites
| Site | Rationale | Link |
| Australian Convict Sites | Old Government House - "shells from Aboriginal middens were used to strengthen household mortar" | |
| Banc d'Arguin | ||
| Chinchorro Culture | dense shell middens (AB ev) | |
| Everglades | "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) | |
| Fraser Island | ||
| Ha Long Bay | Soi Nhu culture | |
| Jomon Prehistoric Sites | key features, especially pit dwellings and shell middens (AB ev) | |
| Kakadu National Park | ||
| Namib Sand Sea | At Sandwich Harbour and Sylvia Hill (nom file) | |
| Neolithic Orkney | Skara Brae | |
| Rock Islands | Remnants of midden deposits (AB ev) | |
| Saloum Delta |
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