Previously, shell middens were hard to differentiate from natural shell deposits. But our examination of three shell middens between 7,300 and 4,500 years old—from the Gulf of Mexico , the United ...

Thomas Bennett is studying shell middens to highlight the impact of climate change on Casco Bay. Posted May 23, 2023. ... The joy of discovery spurred Bennett to study coastal shell middens, ...

According to the Climate Change Institute at the University of Maine, “Maine’s coastal shell middens are eroding in the face of climate-change-related factors: sea-level rise, increased ...

The findings of this study compel a reconsideration of the models of prehistoric shell midden formation in other coastal regions of the world. The study of the Asturian shell middens offers a unique ...

In a recent study, FSU archaeologists Jayur Madhusudan Mehta and Mark D. McCoy found that current coastal management efforts ...

It seems apt that a clam shell would be part of an origin story in the Coastal Pacific Northwest. Thousands of years of shell middens, old refuse deposits, our testament to the role of shellfish ...

The 8.5-kilometre Bouddi Coastal Walk will take you past ancient rock carvings and a 19th century shipwreck site. ... and shell middens dotted along the coastline.