The Burial Mound, ("Kjæmpehøjen"), was
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Langdos (burial mound) — Langdøs (or, in Standard Danish: Langdysse ) is the largest bronze age burial mound in Denmark, located in Thisted, Jutland. The burial mound is 175 meters long and was built between 1800 and 1000 BC. The Langdøs man was once believed to live in… … Wikipedia
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
Intaglio (burial mound) — Intaglio is a term from art applied to burial mounds that refers to a design cut into a hard surface. In this case, the burial mounds have designs cut into the ground, though intaglio broadly applies to burial mounds which are raised above the… … Wikipedia
Mound Cemetery (Marietta, Ohio) — Mound Cemetery Mound U.S. National Register of Historic Places … Wikipedia
Mound Bottom — U.S. National Register of Historic Places … Wikipedia
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
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 of Immortality — (Russian: Курган Бессмертия, Kurgan Bessmertiya) is the name of several memorials/monuments in several places of the former Soviet Union that commemorate the Soviet soldiers and ordinary citizens who fought and perished during the German Soviet… … Wikipedia
Mound Builders — the various American Indian tribes who, in prehistoric and early historic times, erected the burial mounds and other earthworks of the Mississippi drainage basin and southeastern U.S. [1830 40, Amer.] * * * Mound Builders, a largely prehistoric… … Useful english dictionary
