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Geologists and paleontologists sample ice, rock and fossils to reconstruct past climates and species and archaeologists pick through ancient "dustbins" (middens) in excavation sites to reimagine ...

I have to admit I was impressed and intrigued. Shell mounds, sometimes called middens, often consist of more than a bunch of clams. At Kasori, there are lots of bladder moon snails (tsumetagai ...