Artificial accumulations of brackish-water shells and marine organisms constucted by ancient inhabitants of coastal regions may, under some conditions, be used as indicators of past sea levels. They are particularly useful in coastal areas that have experienced submergence and emergence once or several times. -from Authors
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Martin, L., Suguio, K., & Flexor, J. M. (1986). Shell middens as a source for additional information in Holocene shoreline and sea-level reconstruction: examples from the coast of Brazil. Sea-Level Research, 503–521. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-4215-8_18
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