Harrington, M. R. (Mark Raymond), 1882-1971 · New York · leaf 5
, there is generally to be found some such evidence of Indian occupation, unless, as is often the case, settlement and improvement have buried deep the shells or carted them away. The typical shell heap is not a "heap" at all, for leaf mold, the wash from neighboring high ground and often… … Fig. 27. Diagram of a Typical Shell Deposit. of things below the sod is to test with a spade or a crowbar. If shells are present, their crunching soon gives notice of the fact. Sometimes shell heaps have been located by shells thrown from mole and woodchuck bur- rows, or by outcropping in gullies…
Kitchen-middens · Indians of North America · Excavations (Archaeology)
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