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Emergency Notification

Posted: January 24, 2026 - 8:59 AM

The University of Maine Police Department has issued an Emergency Notification in regards to the search for the missing person in Orono. For more information, follow this link.

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Maine Midden Minders

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Steps to Becoming a Maine Midden Minder

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Two people walking on a beach
Shells stacked upon one another at a midden in Damriscotta

What is a Midden?

An assortment of bones and teeth.

Why are Middens Important?

The erosion of Fernald Point with a scale

Why are Middens Eroding?

Grouping of flowers found at Holmes Point

Why are Middens culturally sensitive?

Alice Kelley sitting on a rock writing in her field journal

What can I do?

A group of people discussing how to survey an archaeological site

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Maine Midden Minders
University of Maine Orono, Maine 04469
Tel: Fax: middenminders@maine.edu
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