A mound of domestic waste consisting mainly of shells, common at prehistoric sites.
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The shell heaps themselves were occupied for rather brief periods by single groups of people.
The shell heaps of the Damariscotta River, in Maine, are remarkable for their number and extent.
The oyster shell heaps of Damariscotta and Newcastle date back at least 2,400 years.
The enormous shell heap of Whaleback can be found on the east side of the Damariscotta River.
The day after his arrival in Yokohama (it was 1877, he was thirty-nine) he noticed from a train window some odd shell heaps that he guessed would be ancient burial mounds.