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A shell of a discovery (global.chinadaily.com.cn)

It looks like a gigantic seafood market after a particularly abundant harvest of oysters, clams, conches and spiral shells.These intact shells have laid there for about eight millennia despite looking as if they have been freshly arranged.

by What a Find June 13, 2020, 7:48 pm

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A shell of a discovery (global.chinadaily.com.cn)

It looks like a gigantic seafood market after a particularly abundant harvest of oysters, clams, conches and spiral shells.These intact shells have laid there for about eight millennia despite looking as if they have been freshly arranged.

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