Pre-contact · 10,000+ ya
Spring Cove Shoreline Terraces
Indigenous cultural landscape
[HC]High-Confidence Inference43.64500° N, 70.19820° W Suggested 30 min
Historical significance
Raised terraces above the shoreline, sheltered coves, and shell deposits along Casco Bay indicate long, repeated Wabanaki use of these landscapes across millennia.
Field observations
- South-facing terraces above high-tide with dry, level ground.
- Freshwater proximity within short carry.
- Broken shell visible in eroding scarps (do not disturb).
Detector potential
★☆☆☆☆1/5
DO NOT DETECT. Do not disturb shell middens or stone scatters. Photograph, GPS-pin, and report significant observations only.
Open research questions
- 1.Why would communities repeatedly return to this shoreline?
- 2.What does the landscape offer that a modern eye would miss?
Field actions
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