Midden refers to a historical waste site, often important for archeological research.

Historical Significance

A midden specifically relates to waste from long ago, not contemporary garbage.

Not Modern Trash

Items found in a midden are often well-preserved and can include tools, bones, and pottery.

Preserved Artifacts

Relates to how waste was managed historically in homes and farms, not modern methods.

Historical Household

A midden was an early form of waste management before the existence of landfills.

Waste Management

Traditionally, middens could be seen as an early type of composting system.

Compost Prototype

 the midden workers stop doing midden work and go get the food, they become foragers. The nest maintenance workers become foragers. The patrollers become foragers. But not every transition is possible. And this shows how it works. Like I just said, if there is more food to collect, the patrollers, the midden workers, the nest maintenance workers will all change to forage.

Deborah Gordon: The...

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