| 词条 | Shell works |
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Shell works in southwest Florida often covered {{convert|20|acre|ha}} to {{convert|125|acre|ha}}, with mounds {{convert|5|m|ft}} to {{convert|10|m|ft}} in height. In a survey of the Charlotte Harbor area, Frank Hamilton Cushing found over 75 artificial shell islands, ranging from {{convert|.25|acre|ha}} to {{convert|4|acre|ha}} in area. Cushing also noted that Mound Key covered {{convert|128|acre|ha}}, and Chokoloskee Island was over {{convert|.5|mi|km}} in diameter, and up to {{convert|27|ft|m}} high. Other large shell works include Pineland Archeological District, Dismal Key, Fakahatchee Key, and Russell Key.[4][5] The Turner River Site, on the Turner River (Florida) near Chokoloskee Island, is a shell works site that covers {{convert|40|acre|ha}} and is {{convert|.25|mi|km}} long. It was the first site in the Ten Thousand Islands to be excavated by professional archaeologists. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[6] The Mark Pardo Shellworks Site in Cayo Costa State Park near Bokeelia was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.[7] In historic times villages and towns were located on some shell works sites. European accounts of encounters with the inhabitants of southwest Florida in the 16th and 17th centuries describe houses on top of mounds, and ceremonial use of different parts of shell works sites.[8] Archaeological investigation of shell works started in second half of the 19th century. Various interpretations of the sites as middens, monuments, burial mounds, or living platforms elevated above flood waters were offered. Some early archaeologists noted the complexity of the sites, especially as compared to simple mounds elsewhere in Florida.[9] Notes1. ^Russo & Schwadron: 210, 214 2. ^Schwadron: 3 3. ^{{cite web|title=Everglades Archaeological Heritage|url=http://www.nps.gov/ever/historyculture/archaeological-heritage.htm|publisher=National Park Service|accessdate=18 December 2011}} 4. ^Russo & Schwadron: 214 5. ^Schwadron: 38, 45, 46, 119 6. ^{{cite web|title=Park Celebrates Archaeology Month with Turner River Tour March 28 and 29|url=http://www.nps.gov/ever/parknews/park-celebrates-archaeology-month-with-turner-river-tour-march-28-and-29.htm|publisher=National Park Service|accessdate=18 December 2011}} 7. ^{{NRISref|version=2010a}} 8. ^Schwadron: 30-32 9. ^Schwadron: 32-34 References
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