Connected Sites
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At Sandwich Harbour and Sylvia Hill (nom file)
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"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)
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Soi Nhu culture
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"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)
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"illustrated through extensive and diverse Holocene shell middens" (Crit iv)
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Remnants of midden deposits (AB ev)
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key features, especially pit dwellings and shell middens (AB ev)
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"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)
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dense shell middens (AB ev)
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Old Government House - "shells from Aboriginal middens were used to strengthen household mortar"
See www.oldgovernmenthouse.com.au
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"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
