Gardiner Pond Shell Midden
Archaeological sites on the National Register of Historic Places in Rhode IslandMiddletown, Rhode IslandNational Register of Historic Places in Newport County, Rhode IslandShell middens in the United StatesUse mdy dates from August 2023
The Gardiner Pond Shell Midden (also known as RI-101W) is a prehistoric archaeological site in Middletown, Rhode Island, named after George Gardiner who was an early settler in the area. The site includes a large shell midden, in which archaeological finds have been made dating the area's human habitation to the Middle and Late Woodland Period. Finds at the site include agricultural tools such as hoes, planting tools, and stone mortars and pestles. The midden is on the grounds of the Norman Bird Sanctuary.The site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.
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Norman Bird Sanctuary
Sachuest Way
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Rhode Island, United States
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