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    • Moa bones excavated in a midden, New Zealand.
    Rights: New Zealand Historic Places Trust Published 9 September 2008 Size: 2.1 MB Referencing Hub media

    Middens have been useful in studying what previous generations used for food. The moa bones excavated from a midden show that moa was a food source in this area.

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      Middens

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