A surface used for trash disposal, often characterized by a dark stain or an accumulation of debris.
an accumulation of visually dead mussel shells that suggests a prior living community
piles of freshly cleaned mussels.
(MIID·den). A deposit of occupation debris, rubbish, or other by-products of human activity.
A deposit of camp refuse associated with human occupational sites. Most frequently refers to coastal SHELL-MIDDENS.
(archeology) a mound of domestic refuse containing shells and animal bones marking the site of a prehistoric settlement
a heap of discarded materials
an area where debris has accumulated on the surface, rather than having been disposed of in a pit
a prehistoric trash pile, usually composed of shellfish, broken pottery, and stone tools
The layer of soil in an excavation which was the "trash" area for human activity, where items such as pottery sherds, food, bones and broken tools might be found. Neolithic (also New Stone Age) An old world chronological period characterized by the development of agriculture and an increasing emphasis on sedentism.
Generally, an old trash pile. In reference to native peoples and early settlers, middens are an important source of information on what these people ate, wore for clothing, and used for tools. In reference to woodrats (packrats), middens are an accumulation of plant material, other materials, urine, and feces found in caves and other sheltered places that are important for understanding historical changes in climate (see the Cave Canyon hike for more information).
A concentration of refuse.
A concentration of discarded artifacts and debris. In ancient Pueblo sites, middens contain pieces of broken pottery ( sherds), stone flakes, broken and worn-out tools, ash, charcoal, and other materials. Middens are often located in specific places within sites, and they are considered sacred to many Native American people living today.
New Zealand's early domestic rubbish dumps.
refuse pile or dump in an archaeological site.
the mound of soil surrounding the burrows of soil dwelling organisms.
any place where past people heaped trash, food remains or other discarded items; shell middens are common along the coast and burned-rock middens are common in central Texas
The accumulation of debris and domestic waste resulting from human occupation. Middens can often be extremely well stratified and often preserve excellent environmental and organic remains.
Packrats build a protective abode known as a midden. This midden is a fortress of tangled vegetation, bones, sticks and other items that are held together by organic glue, the urine of the packrat.
In geology, a mound of organic debris or organic-rich soil created by an animal. In archeology, a mound of human refuse.
Trash pile; garbage heap.
refuse heap left by a prehistoric settlement
soil incorporating decomposed food waste (shell and animal bone), ash, charcoal and other organic debris, and tools and other living debris, built up at places where people have lived or worked; the soil of archaeological sites. Shell midden is midden soil with significant quantities of shellfish shells.
a rubbish tip near where people lived
An accumulation of household refuse; essentially a pile of archaeologically interesting garbage.
The layer of soil which contains the byproducts of human activity as the result of the accumulation of these materials on their living surface. For prehistoric sites, a layer of soil that was stained to a dark color by the decomposition of organic refuse which also contained food bones, fragments of stone tools, charcoal, pieces of pottery, or other discarded materials. For historic sites, a similar layer of soil but with appropriate historic material remains often in a much thinner deposit.
Accumulation of human debris casued by the transporting of debris from a region of high human concentration to one of very little inhabitance.
Soil that is dark and has a greasy feel. A deposit marking a former habitation site and containing such materials as discarded artifacts, bone and shell, food refuge, charcoal, ash, rock, human remains structural remnants, and other cultural leavings.
1. An accumulation of debris resulting from human disposal and removed from areas of manufacture and use; may result from either one-time refuse disposal or long-term disposal resulting in stratification (Ashmore and Sharer 2000: 251). 2. Trash deposit (Cassells 1997:337).
a concentration of cultural debris; in places where fishing is a primary subsistence strategy, they are often made up primarily of shell
A pit in which trash or garbage is buried. Usually only organic garbage.
an area used for trash disposal, a deposit of refuse.
A garbage dump situated near a dwelling.
A rubbish or trash heap of remains. At [ancient] settlements, a midden was the place where people discarded broken pots and tools, ashes, food remains, and other items that were thrown out or left behind. Because of this, middens are great places for archeologists to find out how people lived and what they cooked and made at a site.
Mounds or ridges of clam and/or oysters shells deposited near the shore of the bay or its tributaries by the early Native Americans. These were laid down from circa 8000 until shortly before European American settlement.
A midden, or kitchen midden, is a dump for domestic waste. The word is of Scandinavian via Middle English derivation but is used by archaeologists worldwide to describe any kind of feature containing waste products relating to day-to-day human life. They may be convenient, single-use pits created by nomadic groups or long-term, designated dumps used by several generations.
