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KITCHEN-REFUSE HEAP [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2020-11-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Archaeology
- Paleontology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- kitchen midden
1, record 1, English, kitchen%20midden
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- kitchen-refuse heap 2, record 1, English, kitchen%2Drefuse%20heap
correct
- kjökkenmöddinger 3, record 1, English, kj%C3%B6kkenm%C3%B6ddinger
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A mound of shells, bones, and other refuse that accumulated at a site of prehistoric human habitation. 4, record 1, English, - kitchen%20midden
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
What is a "kitchen midden?" The first human group to arrive in a new land first had to find a protected dry spot with easy access to fresh water and food resources before it could settle down. Next to the village but more or less removed from the living area, a rubbish dump developed (bones from consumed animals, shells, etc). The dump grew, generation after generation, century after century, at a rate that has been estimated very roughly at around 20 cm (8 inches) per century. The little hill soon grows big enough to provide a convenient platform for a small village at its top. With people continuing to produce refuse at the top, the hill keeps growing, but perhaps at a slower rate. 5, record 1, English, - kitchen%20midden
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Archéologie
- Paléontologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- monticule de débris de cuisine
1, record 1, French, monticule%20de%20d%C3%A9bris%20de%20cuisine
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- amas de déchets de cuisine 2, record 1, French, amas%20de%20d%C3%A9chets%20de%20cuisine
correct, masculine noun
- kjökkenmöddinger 3, record 1, French, kj%C3%B6kkenm%C3%B6ddinger
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Sur le site de San Nicolás, les fouilles, malheureusement limitées par les difficultés d'accès, donnèrent des séries d'outils d'obsidienne finement taillés. De grands monticules de débris de cuisine ont été rencontrés à Punta de Lomas et à Chaviña et les parties basses de ces monticules sont vraisemblablement aussi pré-céramiques. 4, record 1, French, - monticule%20de%20d%C3%A9bris%20de%20cuisine
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
En France et à l’étranger subsistent des témoins des habitudes culinaires humaines pendant la préhistoire (buttes artificielles constituées de millions de coquilles d’huîtres appelées par les préhistoriens danois « amas de déchets de cuisine »). 2, record 1, French, - monticule%20de%20d%C3%A9bris%20de%20cuisine
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le terme danois «kjökkenmöddinger» signifie «tas de déchets de cuisine préhistoriques». 5, record 1, French, - monticule%20de%20d%C3%A9bris%20de%20cuisine
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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