First appearance of the name "The Midden". Further down it notes: In fact, some considerble thought went into choosing this name, though at first it may seem derisory. The excecutive met in solemn debate on at "Least three occasions. And in case you don't believe it, here are some of the serious and not-so-serious sugges- tions put forward before "The MIDDEN" won by an overuhelming vote: The Pit Report, The Keekwillie, The Katz Spaul (say it fast!) , Strata Data., The Artifact, Detritus, The Level Bag (there was a long pause after that), The Cuitural Layer (and all that), Want Adze (boo, hiss). But The MIDDEN covers all of them!