Minim Island Shell Midden (38GE46)

{{short description|Archaeological site in South Carolina, United States}}

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| name = Minim Island Shell Midden (38GE46)

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| nearest_city = Georgetown, South Carolina

| locmapin = South Carolina#USA

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| added = August 18, 1982

| area = less than one acre

| refnum = 82003852{{NRISref|version=2010a}}

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Minim Island Shell Midden (38GE46) is a historic midden and archaeological site located near Georgetown, Georgetown County, South Carolina. The site consists of prehistoric midden deposits of shellfish remains, floral and faunal remains, and interred human burials. Cultural materials in the form of ceramics and lithics occur throughout the midden. These deposits are concentrated for a distance of about 100 feet along the shoreline of the Intracoastal Waterway.{{Cite web |author = James L. Michie| title = Minim Island Shell Midden | work = National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory | date = May 1981 | url = http://www.nationalregister.sc.gov/georgetown/S10817722017/S10817722017.pdf | accessdate = 31 May 2014}}{{Cite web | title =Minim Island Shell Midden, Georgetown County (Address Restricted) | work = National Register Properties in South Carolina | publisher = South Carolina Department of Archives and History | url = http://www.nationalregister.sc.gov/georgetown/S10817722017/index.htm | accessdate = 31 May 2014}}

This shell midden was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.