1910 Print Ellis Landing Shellmound Contour Plan Map Excavation Archaeology XGZ9 POR1 Keywords specific to this image:

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1910 Print Ellis Landing Shellmound Contour Plan Map Excavation Archaeology XGZ9 POR1 Keywords specific to this image:This is an original 1910 halftone print map of a contour plan of the Ellis Landing Shellmound in California. A shellmound or midden is a wasteland used by previous human settlements, which accumulated with domestic waste containing shells, animal bones, human excrement, vermin and other ecological and human waste products. These pits were originally created by nomadic groups, who generally utilized the disposal area a single time before moving on.