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Zooarchaeology of Brazilian Shell-Mounds
, 2017 Brazilian zooarchaeology originated and primarily developed through the study of coastal sites. Shell-mounds were among the first archaeological sites to be identified in Brazil due to their visibility, aided by their size, prominent locations, and proximity to the coast.
Daniela Klokler
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Cahokia's Mound 72 Shell Artifacts
Southeastern Archaeology, 2021Around AD 1050 at Cahokia, a sudden coalescence of peoples with new ceremonials and Mound 72's commemorative human interments provide evidence of long–distance contacts and finely crafted artifacts...
Laura Kożuch
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Quaternary International, 2018 Large mounded deposits of shell are prominent archaeological features across much of the north Australian tropical coast. Many of the shell mounds are composed almost entirely of the bivalve Anadara granosa (Linnaeus 1758), a food source for Aboriginal ...
Kasey Allely, Simon Holdaway
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Vestnik NSU. Series: History and Philology
This article provides data on the search and study of the finds obtained during archaeological excavations of shell mounds in the region of Dian Lake in Yunnan Province, China. These objects represent a common, but at the same time, quite specific category of archaeological sources containing important information about the material and spiritual life ...
S. A. Komissarov, A. I. Solovyev
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This article provides data on the search and study of the finds obtained during archaeological excavations of shell mounds in the region of Dian Lake in Yunnan Province, China. These objects represent a common, but at the same time, quite specific category of archaeological sources containing important information about the material and spiritual life ...
S. A. Komissarov, A. I. Solovyev
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Sambaquis (shell mounds) of the Brazilian coast
Quaternary International, 2011Abstract The Brazilian shell mounds called sambaquis have been well known since the 16th century when clergy, travelers, and members of the colonial administration wrote the first narratives of Portuguese America. However, it was only during the second quarter of the 19th century that, under the orders of the Imperial Government, the first scientific
Gustavo Wagner +4 more
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Notice of Shell-Mounds at Lossiemouth
Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, 1882openaire +1 more source
THE DANISH KJÖKKENMÖDDINGS OR SHELL-MOUNDS
2011DENMARK occupies a larger space in the history, than on the map of Europe; the nation is greater than the country. Though, with the growth of physical power in surrounding populations, she has lost somewhat of her influence in political councils, and has recently been most unjustly deprived of a great part of her ancient possessions: still the Danes of
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Anthropometric studies of the long bones of the “shell mound” Indians
American Journal of Physical Anthropology, 1968AbstractThe “shell mound” Indians exhibit both sexual and bilateral variations in comparative long bone lengths. Mean long bone lengths are shortest in the Indian group when compared to those reported for both Caucasians and Negroes. The radiohumeral and humero‐femoral indices of the “shell mound” Indians are higher than those reported for either ...
T M, Graham, J D, Yarbrough
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Shell Mounds and Mounded Landscapes in the San Francisco Bay Area: An Integrated Approach
The Journal of Island and Coastal Archaeology, 2006ABSTRACT Current understanding of the shell mounds of the San Francisco Bay Area, now almost completely destroyed due to urban expansion, is summarized. After interpretations of how and why coastal hunter-gatherers created these sites are discussed, salient characteristics of shell mounds from the area are outlined.
Edward M. Luby +2 more
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Shell Mounds in the Southeast: Middens, Monuments, Temple Mounds, Rings, or Works?
American Antiquity, 2010Focusing on the southeastern United States, I provide some alternative perspectives on shell mounds previously interpreted as architectural features, temple mounds, and feasting sites. The same pattern of deposition often inferred to indicate mound construction—darker-colored, highly organic strata alternating with lighter-colored, shell-rich strata ...
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