Onshore conch heaps noted in 2012 to 2018 that pertain to sea floods of the past 1,000 years on Anegada, British Virgin Islands
This part of the release provides an georeferenced list on the most conspicuous of the onshore heaps of harvested conch shells on Anegada, a low Caribbean island perched south of the Puerto Rico Trench. The list locates 12 conch heaps noted in 2017 in the island's East End: Also listed are radiocarbon ages measured on shells from six of the heaps.
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| description | This part of the release provides an georeferenced list on the most conspicuous of the onshore heaps of harvested conch shells on Anegada, a low Caribbean island perched south of the Puerto Rico Trench. The list locates 12 conch heaps noted in 2017 in the island's East End: Also listed are radiocarbon ages measured on shells from six of the heaps. |
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| modified | 2023-10-27T00:00:00Z |
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| title | Onshore conch heaps noted in 2012 to 2018 that pertain to sea floods of the past 1,000 years on Anegada, British Virgin Islands |
