burial hill, burial mound

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• burial mound — a mound built over a grave or graves. Cf. barrow2 (def. 1). [1850 55] * * * ▪ archaeology  artificial hill of earth and stones built over the remains of the dead. In England the equivalent term is barrow; (barrow) in Scotland, cairn; and in… …   Universalium

• burial mound — noun (archeology) a heap of earth placed over prehistoric tombs • Syn: ↑grave mound, ↑barrow, ↑tumulus • Topics: ↑archeology, ↑archaeology • Hypernyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• burial mound —    A pile, hillock, or human made hill, composed of debris or earth heaped up to mark a burial site.    ICOMANTH & GG …   Glossary of landform and geologic terms

• Mound Cemetery (Marietta, Ohio) — Mound Cemetery Mound U.S. National Register of Historic Places …   Wikipedia

• mound — [maund] n 1.) a pile of earth or stones that looks like a small hill ▪ an ancient burial mound mound of ▪ a small mound of dirt 2.) a large pile of something mound of ▪ There s a mound of papers on my desk. ▪ The waiter appeared with a huge mound …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• Mound builder (people) — For other uses, see Mound builder (disambiguation). Monks Mound, located at the Cahokia Mounds UNESCO World Heritage Site near Collinsville, Illinois, is the largest Pre Columbian earthwork in America north of Mesoamerica …   Wikipedia

• mound —     a) A low, rounded natural hill of unspecified origin, generally < 3 m high and, composed of earthy material.     b) A small, human made hill, composed either of debris accumulated during successive occupations of the site (e.g., tell) or… …   Glossary of landform and geologic terms

• Mound House (Greene County, Illinois) — The Mound House is an archeological site located in Greene County, Illinois in the Illinois River floodplain. The site is a multicomponent site, however the mounds were constructed during the Middle Woodland. The mound center has five identified… …   Wikipedia

• Burial — This article is about human burial practices. For other uses, see Burial (disambiguation). Inhume redirects here. for the band, see Inhume (band). Underwater funeral in Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea from an edition with drawings by… …   Wikipedia

• Mound — For other uses, see Mound (disambiguation). Grave Creek Mound, in Moundsville, West Virginia A mound is a general term for an artificial heaped pile of earth, gravel, sand, rocks, or debris …   Wikipedia

• mound — noun 1 small hill ADJECTIVE ▪ high, large ▪ The church stands on a high mound just outside the town. ▪ low, small ▪ grassy …   Collocations dictionary