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Noun: kitchen midden
  1. (archeology) a mound of domestic refuse containing shells and animal bones marking the site of a prehistoric settlement
    - midden

Derived forms: kitchen middens

Type of: dump, dumpsite [N. Amer], garbage dump [N. Amer], rubbish dump [Brit], tip [Brit], trash dump [N. Amer], wasteyard, waste-yard

Encyclopedia: Kitchen midden