A prehistoric refuse heap which marks an ancient settlement, chiefly containing bones, shells, and stone implements.
贝丘（标志古代定居点的史前废弃物堆积处，主要含有骨头、贝壳以及石器）
Example sentencesExamples
Some of these kitchen middens are very valuable to archaeologists; they tell us a lot about the lives of our ancestors.
Archaeologists and anthropologists use the kitchen middens of older civilizations to learn about life during that time period.
If bones of animals are found in kitchen middens it is proof that they were eaten by people.
Shell middens, also known as kitchen middens, are archeological sites formed through the accumulation of domestic refuse consisting primarily of mollusc shells.
Along the coast of Southern California are many kitchen middens, where ancient Californians tossed refuse from their dinners.
Definition of kitchen midden in US English:
kitchen midden
noun
A prehistoric refuse heap which marks an ancient settlement, chiefly containing bones, shells, and stone implements.
贝丘（标志古代定居点的史前废弃物堆积处，主要含有骨头、贝壳以及石器）
Example sentencesExamples
Along the coast of Southern California are many kitchen middens, where ancient Californians tossed refuse from their dinners.
Some of these kitchen middens are very valuable to archaeologists; they tell us a lot about the lives of our ancestors.
If bones of animals are found in kitchen middens it is proof that they were eaten by people.
Archaeologists and anthropologists use the kitchen middens of older civilizations to learn about life during that time period.
Shell middens, also known as kitchen middens, are archeological sites formed through the accumulation of domestic refuse consisting primarily of mollusc shells.