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.

Grave Creek Mound , in Moundsville, West Virginia
Kościuszko Mound , Kraków , Poland
Oseberg Mound , Tønsberg , Norway
General view of the excavations at Kankali Tila, Mathura, c. 1895
Mound known as Structure 101 located at the Yarumela archeological site in Honduras.