shell mound
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In the late 1800s and early 1900s, Anglo settlers took over the land and razed the shell mound to line roadbeds in Berkeley with shells.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 12, 2024
The 2.2-acre parking lot is the only undeveloped portion of the West Berkeley shell mound, a three-block area Berkeley designated as a landmark in 2000.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 12, 2024
"Is that hump of rubbish a shell mound?" he demanded scornfully.
From The Firing Line by Chambers, Robert W. (Robert William)
Later in the season, on this same shell mound, I might have regaled myself with fresh figs.
From A Florida Sketch-Book by Torrey, Bradford
An arrow-point made by a Patagonian Indian, one from a Japanese shell mound, and a third of the Stone Age from Ireland, are found to be practically identical.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 4 "Aram, Eugene" to "Arcueil" by Various
