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Fact sheet: Aboriginal coastal shell middens
Coastal shell middens contain the remains of shellfish eaten by Aboriginal people. Find out how to spot and protect them.

Characteristics
Concentrations of marine or estuarine shells from a wide range of local species
Shells are generally large
Shells may be blackened from cooking fires
Usually associated with brown or black, ashy, charcoal-rich soils
Bones from native mammals and fish and crustacea shell can be present
Stone and bone artefacts, grinding stones and stone pounders can be present
Occasionally, human burials will occur
Shellfish remains may include mussel, oyster, warrener, pipi, abalone, limpets, turbo and whelks