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

“There is shell midden over here,” he said, referring to the mix of broken bone and shell left from cooking fires hundreds and thousands of years ago.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 2, 2022

In August, Kumeyaay protesters in San Diego found midden soil, evidence of cremated remains of their ancestors, at a construction site.

From Slate • Feb. 1, 2021

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

“But this isn’t even limping. A limp has rhythm. This is more like someone falling down a set of stairs. Uneven stairs. With a midden at the bottom.”

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss