Mound

A mound is a heaped pile of earth, gravel, sand, rocks, or debris.

In the archaeology of the United States and Canada, a mound is a deliberately constructed elevated earthen structure or earthwork, intended for a range of potential uses.

The Hopewell culture used mounds as markers of complex astronomical alignments related to ceremonies.

Mounds and related earthworks are the only significant monumental construction in pre-Columbian Eastern and Central North America.

Kankali Tila is a famous mound located at Mathura in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.

General view of the excavations at Kankali Tila, Mathura, c. 1895
Mound known as Structure 101 located at the Yarumela archeological site in Honduras.