burial mound
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of burial mound
First recorded in 1850–55
Example Sentences
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In the movie, evil forces are released after a company drills into an ancient burial mound, which was built to imprison something deadly.
From Salon • Dec. 13, 2022
Kryda said geological satellite images available on a Polish government portal revealed a rotund shape that looked like a Viking burial mound.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 31, 2022
Interstitial case studies could merit entire chapters, from a Monacan burial mound in Thomas Jefferson's backyard to a digression on whether gender or occupation can be inferred from remains.
From Scientific American • Feb. 28, 2022
The Oseberg ship, a surviving Viking longship discovered in a Viking burial mound in Norway and preserved in a dedicated museum in Oslo.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2020
He turned once for a last look in the direction of Spiral Castle, Gwydion’s burial mound.
From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander
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