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shell mound, in archaeology, a mound consisting largely of the shells of edible mollusks. It is a kind of kitchen midden kitchen midden, refuse heap left by a prehistoric settlement; more specifically, a deposit consisting primarily of discarded shell and related cultural material in coastal environments.
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