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What is a midden?

What is a midden? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. A dungheap.
  2. A refuse heap usually near a dwelling.
  3. (archaeology) A prehistoric pile of bones and shells.
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In John's day, there were cellars, coal-holes, a midden and such external toilet arrangements as might be imagined in the yard behind the house.
The Shell Mound-an ancient midden pile, with equally ancient live oaks-offered a haven for scarlet tanagers, blue grosbeaks, and indigo buntings.
The Englishman's Castle is situated on a midden of great antiquity.
And my friend Julio Betancourt who was near an Anasazi ruin and happened to see a pack rat midden whose dating he knew nothing about.
A midden was found at the outer limit of one trench, where the original island occupants dumped their discarded food remains.
The actual midden matrix itself was a stratigraphical disappointment with its depositional history blurred beyond recovery.

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