shell midden
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Whaleback Shell Midden — Entrance to the State Historic Site … Wikipedia
Gardiner Pond Shell Midden — Infobox nrhp name = Gardiner Pond Shell Midden nrhp type = caption = lat degrees = lat minutes = lat seconds = lat direction = long degrees = long minutes = long seconds = long direction = location = Newport, Rhode Island nearest city = area =… … Wikipedia
Dongsam-dong Shell Midden — Hangul 동삼동 패총 Hanja 東三洞貝塚 Revised Romanization … Wikipedia
Midden — Kitchen midden at Elizabeth Island, Strait of Magellan as excavated by the Albatross party with the Albatross at anchor … Wikipedia
shell heap — noun or shell midden or shell mound : kitchen midden * * * shell heap noun (archaeology) A heap of domestic refuse consisting mainly of shells, associated with peoples who lived on shellfish • • • Main Entry: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
shell|heap — «SHEHL HEEP», noun. = kitchen midden. (Cf. ↑kitchen midden) … Useful english dictionary
shell mound — ▪ anthropology also called Kitchen Midden, in anthropology, prehistoric refuse heap, or mound, consisting chiefly of the shells of edible mollusks intermingled with evidence of human occupancy. Midden living, found throughout the world,… … Universalium
shell — n. & v. n. 1 a the hard outer case of many marine molluscs (cockle shell). b the esp. hard but fragile outer covering of a bird s, reptile s, etc. egg. c the usu. hard outer case of a nut kernel, seed, etc. d the carapace of a tortoise, turtle,… … Useful english dictionary
Shell mound — Mound Mound, n. [OE. mound, mund, protection, AS. mund protection, hand; akin to OHG. munt, Icel. mund hand, and prob. to L. manus. See {Manual}.] An artificial hill or elevation of earth; a raised bank; an embarkment thrown up for defense; a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
shell heap — (also shell mound) noun Archaeology a kitchen midden consisting mainly of shells … English new terms dictionary
