shell midden
[MC]An extensive rubbish heap consisting largely of shells discarded after the removal of the soft edible body portion, the result of many years of exploitation of marine resources as a main or ...
midden
[MC]Any heap of rubbish or occupation debris adjacent to a dwelling or other site. See also shell midden.
Quynh-van, Vietnam
[Si]A substantial early Neolithic shell midden on the coast of northern Vietnam south of the Red River delta near Vinh. The midden is over 5 m thick and dates to about 3000 bc, perhaps a late variant ...
Indian Knoll, Kentucky, USA
[Si]An extensive Archaic Stage shell midden, living floors, and cemetery dating to c.2500–2000 bc. As a whole the site covers about 1 ha with some of the shell middens over 1.5 m high. Excavations by ...
Key Marco
Prehistoric village site on the west coast of Florida, south of Fort Myers. Key Marco was one of dozens of such shell-midden sites, first occupied c.ad 700 and abandoned after ...
Hoabinhian
The term “Hoabinhian” refers to archaeological assemblages found in caves and open sites on the mainland of Southeast Asia and northern Sumatra, from about thirteen thousand years ago until the ...
Obanian Culture
[CP]Late Mesolithic communities living in the western isles of Scotland during the 4th millennium bc, named after a series of sites investigated around Oban, Argyll. Settlements include shell middens ...
Impressed Ware Culture
[CP]The early Neolithic communities of the Mediterranean coast of Europe, named after the practice of ornamenting pottery with impressions of cardium shells and other items (impressed ware). Though ...
sambaqui
[MC]Local name for Archaic Stage shell middens on the Brazilian coast of South America. Some examples date from about 4000 bc, although the floruit of the culture is the period 3500 bc down to 2000 ...
Green River Culture
[CP]Late Archaic Stage communities occupying the area around the confluence of the Green River and the Ohio River at Evansville, Indiana, in the period c.3000–2000 bc. Large stable communities ...
Natsushima, Japan
[Si]An initial Jomon Period shell midden near Tokyo, Japan. Dated to c.7500–7300 bc, the main occupation layer included deep conical bowls with cord‐mark decoration, the bones of domestic dogs, bone ...
Ertebølle Culture
[CP]Late Mesolithic communities of the west Baltic coastal regions, named after a series of massive shell middens at Ertebølle, Jutland, Denmark, dated to c.3900–3250 bc. The later phases of the ...
molluscan analysis
[Te]Shells from marine, estuarine, freshwater, and land molluscs are well preserved in calcareous archaeological deposits and naturally accumulating sediments. By sampling such deposits and sediments ...
