<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"  xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:dcterms="http://purl.org/dc/terms/"><dc:title xml:lang="en">shell middens</dc:title><dc:identifier>http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en?tema=31383293</dc:identifier><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher xml:lang="en">Getty Institute</dc:publisher><dcterms:created>2026-03-30 20:43:26</dcterms:created><dcterms:isPartOf xsi:type="dcterms:URI">http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en</dcterms:isPartOf><dcterms:isPartOf xml:lang="en">Tesaurus d&apos;Art i Arquitectura</dcterms:isPartOf><dc:format>text/html</dc:format> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">kitchen middens</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">kitchen-middens</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">middens, kitchen</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">middens, shell</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">mounds, shell</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">shell midden</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">shell mounds</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">shell-heap</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">shell-middens</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">shell-mounds</dcterms:alternative> <dc:description xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Term used to describe archaeological deposits consisting of the refuse from food preparation, particularly the shells of marine animals discarded after the removal of the edible portion. Shell middens are found throughout the world in many different cultures. ]]></dc:description></metadata>