Shell middens: Underwater archaeological sites offer clues to ancient coastal communities

Evidence in middens offer clues on how people adapted during times of sea-level rise and climate change. Image: Jonathan Benjamin
Katherine Woo
Postdoctoral Fellow, ARC Centre of Excellence for Australian Biodiversity and Heritage, James Cook University
Sean Ulm
Deputy Director, ARC Centre of Excellence for Australian Biodiversity and Heritage, James Cook University
Jonathan Benjamin
Associate Professor in Maritime Archaeology, Flinders University
Jessica Cook Hale
Visiting Scholar, University of Georgia
Geoff Bailey
Emeritus Professor of Archaeology, University of York

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