The mounds are built of a series of layers, starting with a layer of black dirt, then a layer of "ash" (probably the remains of leafy branches), then a mound fill cap, and finally a layer of natural sod.

The meaning of MOUND is an artificial bank or hill of earth or stones; especially : one constructed over a burial or ceremonial site. How to use mound in a sentence.

A mound is also a rounded mass of something: a mound of spaghetti (Definition of mound from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

The Norton Mound Group is one of the best preserved Hopewellian ceremonial centers in the country. The site represents an example of the northern extension of the Hopewell culture into …

Definition of mound noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

The Norton Mound group, located along the Grand River, is one of the best-preserved and largest groups of mounds still in existence. It once held about 35 mounds, and today there are 13.

an elevation formed of earth, sand, stones, etc., esp. over a grave or ruins. Archaeology a tumulus or other raised work of earth dating from a prehistoric or long-past period. v.t. to form …

MOUND definition: a natural elevation of earth; a hillock or knoll. See examples of mound used in a sentence.

mound (maʊnd) n. 1. a natural elevation of earth; hillock or knoll. 2. an artificial elevation of earth, as for a defense work or a dam; embankment. 3. a heap or raised mass: a mound of papers.

MOUND meaning: 1 : a small hill or pile of dirt or stones; 2 : the slightly raised area of ground on which a baseball pitcher stands