Calusa Indian Shell Mound Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve southwest Florida

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The Calusa are considered to be the first shell collectors. Shells were discarded into huge heaps. Unlike other Indian tribes, the Calusa did not make many pottery items. They used the shells for tools, utensils, jewelry, and ornaments for their shrines. Shell spears were made for fishing and hunting. Shell mounds can still be found today in many parts of southern Florida.

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Location: Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve,. Naples, Florida
Photo credit: © M. Timothy O'Keefe / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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