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- A big mound of dirt. noun. The definition of a mound is a thick quantity or pile of something, or is a raised area of land or other items that protrude from the ground. An elevated pitch of land that a pitcher stands on in baseball when he throws the ball is an example of a pitcher's mound.
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pile (paɪl) n. 1. a collection of objects laid on top of one another or of other material stacked vertically; heap; mound. 2. informal a large amount of money (esp in the phrase make a pile) 3. (often plural) informal a large amount: a pile of work.
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- Define anthill: a mound of debris thrown up by ants or termites in digging their nest a mound of debris thrown up by ants or termites in digging their nest… See the full definition
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Pitcher's Mound This is a baseball phrase which refers to the area on the field where the pitcher pitches the ball from. It is typically a circle or oval shape and raised a specific distance off the ground. The distance from home plate and the height of the mound differ depending on the level of competition.
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Spiro Mounds Archaeological Center The mounds site, located seven miles outside of Spiro, Oklahoma, is the only prehistoric, American Indian archaeological site in Oklahoma open to the public. The mounds are one of the most important American Indian sites in the nation.
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Mound Builders Monks Mound, built c. 950-1100 CE and located at the Cahokia Mounds UNESCO World Heritage Site near Collinsville, Illinois, is the largest Pre-Columbian earthwork in America north of Mesoamerica. Grave Creek Mound, located in Moundsville, West Virginia, is one of the largest conical mounds in the United States.he first mound building was an early marker of political and social complexity among the cultures in the Eastern United States. Watson Brake in Louisiana, constructed about 3500 BCE during the Middle Archaic period, is the oldest dated mound complex in North America.
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Moundville Archaeological Park A log-walled palisade and earthwork was erected early in the site's construction. By 1300, Moundville was the largest town in what is now Alabama. Given the number and density of house remains and human burials, archaeologists estimate that 1,000 people lived behind Moundville's walls.
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- Grand Mound is in a period of transition. Historically, this has. been a rural area of farms and pastures. In the last 20 years, planning and infrastructure investments have encouraged growth. and development in the area. The population has grown slowly, but in the last few years there has been a surge of residential.
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- Full Definition of SITE. 1. a: the spatial location of an actual or planned structure or set of structures (as a building, town, or monuments) b: a space of ground occupied or to be occupied by a building. 2. See site defined for English-language learners. See site defined for kids. ADVERTISEMENT.
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rampart 1 A defensive mound of earth or a wall with a broad top and usually a stone parapet; a wall-like ridge of earth, stones or debris; an embankment for defensive purpose. 2  A defensive structure; a protective barrier; a bulwark.  That which defends against intrusion from outside; a protection.
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Prehistorical and Ancient Buried for centuries, the mound was rediscovered in 1699 and was restored starting in 1962. The tomb is extensively decorated with spiral and lozenge shapes. At the winter solstice, the rising sun shines down a long passage and lights up a cross-shaped chamber.
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Using Septic Mounds as Components of Alternative Septic Systems for Difficult Sites Mound septic system designs: Mound Septic System design, install, maintain, repair: this document discusses the use of septic mound systems as an alternative septic system design. A septic mound is an engineered system involving fill to create a soil absorption system for the disposal of septic effluent. Septic mound systems are used where local soils are not suitable for effluent disposal. In the sketch shown here, effluent is discharged to the septic mound by a pumping chamber.
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grave 1 Definition of grave - a hole dug in the ground to receive a coffin or dead body, typically marked by a stone or mound Definition of grave - a hole dug in the ground to receive a coffin or dead body, typically marked by a stone or mound
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Peat Peat (/piːt/), also called turf (/tɜːrf/), is an accumulation of partially decayed vegetation or organic matter that is unique to natural areas called peatlands, bogs, mires, moors, or muskegs.
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- A dunghill or refuse heap. Archaeology A mound or deposit containing shells, animal bones, and other refuse that indicates the site of a human settlement. Also called kitchen midden.
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peat Define peat: turf turf; partially carbonized vegetable tissue formed by partial decomposition in water of various plants (such as mosses of the genus Sphagnum)… See the full definition
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- WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2016. bat•tle•ment (bat′l mənt), n. ArchitectureOften,battlements. a parapet or cresting, originally defensive but later usually decorative, consisting of a regular alternation of merlons and crenels; crenelation. Also called embattlement.
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The Incredible Termite Mound As a colony, they are able to create worlds that far exceed their individual capabilities. 1  The mound is constructed out of a mixture of soil, termite saliva and dung. 2  The top of the mound consists of a central chimney surrounded by an intricate network of tunnels and passages.
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Pottery Mound Reconstruction by Frank Hibben. Pottery Mound (LA 416) was a late prehistoric village on the bank of the Rio Puerco, west of Los Lunas, New Mexico. It was an adobe pueblo most likely occupied between 1350 and 1500. The site is best known for its 17 kivas, which yielded a large number of murals.
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- Define excavation: the action or process of excavating; a cavity formed by cutting, digging, or scooping the action or process of excavating; a cavity formed by cutting, digging, or scooping… See the full definition
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Kikuyu people Kenya became a military base for the British in the First World War (1914–1918), as efforts to subdue the German colony to the south were frustrated. At the outbreak of war in August 1914, the governors of British East Africa (as the Protectorate was generally known) and German East Africa agreed a truce in an attempt to keep the young colonies out of direct hostilities.
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Effigy An effigy mound is a rather different term, used in the archaeology of (mainly) Pre-Columbian America for a large earthwork with a figurative design that is not obvious at ground level. 1  Effigy of Elizabeth II by Mary Gillick, used on coins of the UK and several other Commonwealth nations from 1953 until the late 1960s.
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mold Definition of mold. 1 : crumbling soft friable earth suited to plant growth : soil; especially : soil rich in humus — compare leaf mold. 2 dialectal British a : the surface of the earth : groundb : the earth of the burying ground.
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Why are pitcher's mounds higher than the rest of the baseball field? That gave us today's 60 feet 6 inches. With an official diameter of 18 feet, and rising to 10 inches above the level field, the pitcher's mound, or hill, has been a part of baseball since around the turn of the 20th century.
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MOUND, TX MOUND, TEXAS. Mound is on Farm Road 1829 eight miles southeast of Gatesville in eastern Coryell County. It took its name from the White Mound School, which had been named for a nearby white chalk hill. Settlers arrived in the area in the early 1850s, making the community one of the oldest in the county.
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Baseball field This is where the pitcher stands when throwing the pitch. Atop the mound is a white rubber slab, called the pitcher's plate or pitcher's rubber. It measures 6 inches (15 cm) front-to-back and 2 feet (61 cm) across, the front of which is exactly 60 feet 6 inches (18.44 m) from the rear point of home plate.