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midden::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | dunghill, muckheap, muckhill |
| Type of | heap, mound, pile, cumulus, agglomerate, cumulation |
midden::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | eitchen midden, kitchen midden |
| Type of | wasteyard, dump, dumpsite, garbage dump, rubbish dump, trash dump, waste-yard |
Examples of midden
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There's a house site with the remains of a midden pretty close to the front door.
From the nzherald.co.nz
When they dug through this layer they found a 4000-year-old trash pile, or midden.
From the newscientist.com
Surveying of the midden suggested extensive prehistoric construction activity.
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They left behind large midden mounds of shell as well as dirt burial mounds.
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Bronze and iron were used and iron made at shell midden sites on the southern coast.
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Okinawa midden culture or shell heap culture is divided into the early shell heap period.
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Centuries-old midden heaps are filled with shells, and are prominent features on pa sites.
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It may be a good omen that this midden contained faunal remains, including tiny fish bones.
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Analysis of the midden contents has provided new insights regarding early coastal adaptation.
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- Eitchen midden: (archeology) a mound of domestic refuse containing shells and animal bones marking the site of a prehistoric settlement
- Dunghill: a heap of dung or refuse
- A midden, also known as a kitchen midden, or a shell heap (when they contain a large number of shellfish remains), is a dump for domestic waste. ...
- A dungheap; A refuse heap usually near a dwelling; prehistoric pile of bones and shells
- (Middens) a large refuse heap containing such materials discarded materials, food remains, bones, and so on (Morris 1992).
- (Middens) are rubbish dumps that may contain shells, bones, artefacts, charcoal and sometimes oven stones, glass and crockery. They are a common feature in New Zealand archaeology and can relate to Maori or European activity.
- The accumulation of debris and domestic waste products resulting from human use. The long-term disposal of refuse can result in stratified deposits, which are useful for relative dating.
- An area used for trash disposal.
- A refuse heap, a dump, especially referring to Indian kitchen middens
