midden

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The project overall is called the Super Midden, based on midden - a word mostly used by archaeologists to describe ancient rubbish dumps.

From BBC • Jul. 16, 2025

So far, none of the tribes he works with has insisted on midden preservation — though that’s a conversation he’d like to intensify in the coming year, as the erosion threat increases.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 28, 2023

One theory archaeologists are knocking about is the trove or artifacts might have been a midden or pit where detritus was tossed.

From Washington Times • Apr. 27, 2019

“A shell heap or shell midden — it’s basically their trash.”

From New York Times • Jan. 16, 2017

As she fell asleep, she was sure the smell of the midden had gotten into her pores; that there was not enough water in the camp—in all of Poland—to wash her clean.

From "The Devil's Arithmetic" by Jane Yolen