Sea-level rise has eroded beaches all over the Northwest. And some of these places include important archaeological sites.

The Indian midden was, initially, a trash heap. As early as 5,000 B.C., Indians were living around the St. Johns River. When they discovered enough food to allow them to remain in one place, they b… ...

Normally, midden piles are like vertical timelines, with newer materials covering progressively older stuff underneath. On Mound Key, however, Thompson and his colleagues found many older shells ...

Rhinos Use Poop Piles Like a Social Network. ... Middens provide many benefits to a group of animals, says Madlen Ziege, a Ph.D. student at the University of Frankfurt in Germany.

Fossilised piles of faeces, called middens, have revealed that a desert valley in Yemen was once a tropical oasis, which may have lasted in the dry region because of human land management practices.

From the large multi-pound plop in the midden pile, only a lentil-sized sample is needed for analysis. The researchers then extracted microbial DNA from the fecal samples in the lab.

Mustelid middens Shell middens are piles of discarded shells and other domestic waste, like stone flakes and animal bones, left behind by prehistoric people. They're a classic staple of archaeology.

Along with the old trash dump of tinker metalware, another highlight of the 1.5-mile Garvin Trail is a chunk of basalt known as “monument rock” located at the trail one takes to the midden pile.

Natalie, a southern white rhino who recently died, was part of the crash that participated in the collaborative poop study with N.C. State and the NC Zoo. It’s feeding time at the rhino habitat ...

In the late 1880s, almost half the people in Grant County were Chinese. Today, it's less than half a percent. Archaeologists are rushing to preserve their history, before it's all burned away.

Tired cry of “socialism”Re: “Gardner accuses Dems of socialism,” Aug. 26 news storyThe Denver Post revealed its pro-Cory Gardner prejudice in a front-page article on Monday. The article ...