Kitchen Midden (Noun)
Meaning
(archeology) a mound of domestic refuse containing shells and animal bones marking the site of a prehistoric settlement.
Classification
Nouns denoting spatial position.
Examples
- The archaeologists excavated a large kitchen midden at the ancient Viking settlement, which provided valuable insights into the Vikings' diet and daily lives.
- A layer of oyster shells in the kitchen midden indicated that the ancient inhabitants of the coastal site had relied heavily on seafood as a source of protein.
- The team of archaeologists spent weeks sifting through the kitchen midden, carefully collecting and analyzing the animal bones and broken pottery.
- The discovery of a kitchen midden dating back to the Mesolithic era shed new light on the early human inhabitants of the region.
- The ancient kitchen midden, composed of layers of shellfish, fish bones, and ash, marked the site of a previously unknown settlement along the river.