What Happened to the Ohlone Shellmounds?
Shellmounds are man-made mounds of earth and organic matter that were built up by humans over thousands of years. They were created by the people native to the San Francisco Bay Area. One archeologist estimated there were more than 425 shellmounds in the Bay Area at one point. Paul Gilbert wants to know what happened to them.
Additional Reading
There Were Once More Than 425 Shellmounds in the Bay Area. Where Did They Go?
Who Were the First People to Live in the Bay Area?
Court rules a 260-unit apartment complex can go up at 1900 Fourth St., a site the Ohlone consider sacred
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