Sentences with phrase «as middens»

Among the piles, known in archaeology as middens, were clam shells mixed with charcoal and other remains.

Or at least durable trash mounds, known as middens.

Not exact matches

In a caption he's quoted as saying, «The only significant find seemed to be a complex of single - shouldered projectile points, found in lower - strata kitter midden.

The bones in middens help explain why: As temperatures fell, people in the large farms continued to eat beef and other livestock whereas those in smaller farms turned to seal and caribou, as Diamond had suggesteAs temperatures fell, people in the large farms continued to eat beef and other livestock whereas those in smaller farms turned to seal and caribou, as Diamond had suggesteas Diamond had suggested.

The existence of the Worimi in the area is evident in the occupational sites and artifacts left behind such as scar trees and shell middens.

During this tour you will visit Aboriginal sights such as a fish trap and shell midden, exploring how the Juipera people made use of the areas plants and animals, prospering through their connection to the environment.

The University of California, Santa Barbara estimated that there are as many as 3000 sites or middens on the island although many are considered to have been temporary.

These middens of accumulated faecal pellets and a brown tar - like substance known as hyraceum (a urinary product composed of organic elements, soluble salts, and carbonates; Leon and Belonje 1979) trap plant material, pollen, and animal remains.

The court further rejected the claim that the contemporary practice of protecting sites of significance, such as mounds, middens and scarred trees, should be recognised as a native title right.