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List Of Shell Ring Sites
This List of shell ring sites includes archaeological sites with confirmed and possible shell rings. Shell rings have been reported from Colombia, Peru, Japan, and the southeastern United States. Some sites have two or more shell rings, including some with two more or less equal rings joined together, or a main ring with smaller rings attached to it. About half of the sites with shell rings in the United States are in the Sea Islands of South Carolina, Georgia, and northeastern Florida. Colombia *Puerto Hormiga archaeological site, Puerto Hormiga - Late Archaic period in the Americas, Archaic shell ring. Japan *Arayashiki Shell Mound - Jōmon period circular shell mound. *Futatsumori Site, Futatsumori Shell Mound - Late Early to Middle Jōmon period horseshoe-shaped shell mound. *Horinouchi Shell Mound site - Late to Latest Jōmon period horseshoe-shaped shell mound. *Kasori Shell Mound - Two Middle to Late Jōmon period circular shell mounds. *Kidosaku shellmound site - Middle to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Archaeological Site
An archaeological site is a place (or group of physical sites) in which evidence of past activity is preserved (either prehistoric or historic or contemporary), and which has been, or may be, investigated using the discipline of archaeology and represents a part of the archaeological record. Sites may range from those with few or no remains visible above ground, to buildings and other structures still in use. Beyond this, the definition and geographical extent of a "site" can vary widely, depending on the period studied and the theoretical approach of the archaeologist. Geographical extent It is almost invariably difficult to delimit a site. It is sometimes taken to indicate a settlement of some sort although the archaeologist must also define the limits of human activity around the settlement. Any episode of deposition such as a hoard or burial can form a site as well. Development-led archaeology undertaken as cultural resources management has the disadvantage (or the ben ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
