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mid·den (mĭd′n)
n.
1. A dunghill or refuse heap.
2. Archaeology A mound or deposit containing shells, animal bones, and other refuse that indicates the site of a human settlement.
This may look like just a pile of shells that visitors dumped here recently after a clambake, but it is in fact, a historic shell midden. It was created by the Native Americans who congregated here on Plum Island in the summertime, just as we do now!
The Massachusetts Historical Commission studied the area closely and wrote the MHC Reconnaissance Survey Town Report for the town of Newbury, which includes this portion of Plum Island, in 1985.
Here is an excerpt from the section of the report that talks about the shell middens:
C. Settlement Pattern
Few Woodland period sites and no Contact period sites are known
for the Newbury area. However, environmental variables and later
17th century documentary sources indicate sites of this period
should be present. For example, the mouth of the Indian and
Artichoke Rivers at the Merrimack River may have been good site
locations as well as other locations along the Merrimack River.
In addition to habitation and village type sites, special purpose
sites such as fishing sites, shell middens and burials were also
probably present. These sites may have been located along the
Merrimack River or along the periphery of interior wetlands such
as ponds, swamps and streams. In view of the environmental
potential of West Newbury and known Native American activities to
the north and south the West Newbury area is likely underreported
for the Contact Period. Sites of this period should be present in
the township.
D. Subsistence Pattern
Native Americans in the Newbury area subsisted on a variety of
seasonally determined activities, including hunting, fishing, the
collecting of wild plants and shell fish and horticulture.
Hunting was a major activity focusing on larger mammals such as
deer and smaller fur bearers. Sea mammals such as seals may also
have been available along the Merrimack River. Upland game birds
and ducks were also hunted particularly in eastern Newbury and the
Plum Island Sound area.
Larger coastal rivers such as the Mill and Parker Rivers also
contained seasonal runs of smelt, alewives, shad, salmon, sea-run
trout. A variety of marine species of fish would have been
available in the Plum Island Sound and Atlantic Ocean. Several
species of terrestrial as well as freshwater plants in the Newbury
area provided a valuable food resource. Gathering also focused on
shell fish, particularly the Plum Island Sound area. This
regionally important she1 1 fish bed presently contains several
species of shellfish which may have been available during the
Contact period, and Native American shell midden sites verify this
expectation.
ANSH66 - scavenger6
whilst in Morocco i saw the old shell logo on the side of the street and directly opposite the latest logo, i thought the contrast was great hope you like,
Sea Gulls are surely one hungry lot, but they do leave an intersting pattern in the shells they leave behind.
If you like this shot, you should check out what my friends post in MiRea's Realm
This historic Shell gas station looks like it belongs on Old Route 66, but actually it is located on Sprague Street in Winston Salem, North Carolina
Using a Reverse Mount Macro Adapter I turned my 17-85 lens around to capture a macro of the ribs of this shell.
Built in 1933, this 68-foot high piece of history is displayed on Magazine Street in Cambridge along the Charles River. Although the station is still pumping gas, the sign has been not been illuminated for over two years. So many of the bulbs burned out that it appeared to spell the word “HELL”, and offended residents petitioned for it to be shut off. (#25 of 100 in the Boston Signage Project)
Egg shell ornaments
Project blogged here;
www.justcraftyenough.com/2014/10/ic-14-challenge-20-egg-s...
I'm sure there is a scientific term for this structure, but it looks like a fin, so shell fin it is...
This wonderful piece of natures palate is a once off original and shall never be repeated again once the tide moves in.
Infrared converted Canon G10
Shell Mex House is situated at number 80, Strand, London, UK. The current building was built in 1930-31 on the site of the Hotel Cecil and stands behind the original facade of the Hotel and between the Adelphi and the Savoy Hotel. Broadly Art Deco in style, it was designed by the architectural firm of Messrs Joseph, with F. Milton Cashmore responsible for most of the work.
Standing 58 m (190 ft) tall, with 537,000 sq ft (49,900 m2) of floor space, Shell Mex House has 12 floors (plus basement and sub-basement) and is immediately recognizable from the River Thames and the South Bank by the clock tower positioned on the south side of the building (flanked by two large, hieratic figures at the south corners). The clock, which was known for a time as "Big Benzene", is one of the biggest in London. It is known for its face looking towards the river, but also has a face looking towards the Strand. In the words of architectural historian Nikolaus Pevsner, the building "is thoroughly unsubtle, but succeeds in holding its own in London's river front."
The building was for many years the London headquarters of Shell-Mex and BP Ltd for whom it was originally built. Shell-Mex and BP Ltd was a Joint Venture company created by Shell and British Petroleum in 1932 when they decided to merge their United Kingdom marketing operations.[1] Upon the "Brand Separation" of Shell-Mex and BP Ltd in 1975, Shell Mex House became the head office of Shell UK Ltd, which was Shell's "UK operating company". Changes in the way that Shell was run in the 1990s led to the disposal of the property by Shell. Today, simply known as 80 Strand, most of its floors are occupied by companies belonging to Pearson PLC, who use it as their registered office, including Mergermarket, Penguin Books, Dorling Kindersley, Hamish Hamilton, Michael Joseph and Rough Guides.
Other notable businesses in this building are Groupe Aeroplan, which manages the Nectar loyalty card, and PricewaterhouseCoopers.
The entrance of the building, which is set back from the Strand, is through a large gated archway. A green plaque was affixed to the wall just inside the gate in March 2008, proclaiming: The Royal Air force was formed and had its first headquarters here in the former Hotel Cecil 1 April 1918. Below it is a brass plate stating: This plaque was unveiled by the chief of air staff Air Chief Marshall Sir Glenn Torpy KCB CBE DSO ADC to mark the 90th anniversary of the formation of the Royal Air Force.[2]
During the Second World War, the building became home to the Ministry of Supply which co-ordinated supply of equipment to the national armed forces. It was also the home of the "Petroleum Board" which handled the distribution and rationing of petroleum products during the war. It was badly damaged by a bomb in 1940. The building reverted to Shell-Mex and BP Ltd on 1 July 1948 with a number of floors remaining occupied by the Ministry of Aviation (latterly the Board of Trade, Civil Aviation Division) until the mid-1970s.