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burial mound

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Noun1.burial mound - (archeology) a heap of earth placed over prehistoric tombsburial mound - (archeology) a heap of earth placed over prehistoric tombs
hill, mound - structure consisting of an artificial heap or bank usually of earth or stones; "they built small mounds to hide behind"
archaeology, archeology - the branch of anthropology that studies prehistoric people and their cultures


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Mound City Group National Monument preserves a group of more than 20 burial mounds that were used by the Hopewell group, a prehistoric Indian people.
They include burial mounds and historic relics, such as temples in Abu Janadal and Wadi Al Sail in the Southern Governorate, three in Hamad Town and one each in Janabiya, Saar, Al Qadam, Shakoora and Janusan.
THE DESTRUCTION OF TEMPLE MOUND CITIES OR BURIAL MOUND SACRED SITES I CANNOT TELL YOU THE ANGER AND FRUSTRATION I HAVE AS A CHEROKEE NATIVE PERSON AND SEEING THE TOTAL DESTRUCTION OUR TEMPLE CITY OR BURIAL MOUNDS THROUGH OUT THE SOUTHEAST, WHERE THE CHEROKEE, CHICKASAW, CHOCTAW, CREEK AND SEMINOLE NATIONS WERE LOCATED.
 
 
 
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