temple mound

collocation in English

meaningsoftempleandmound

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temple
noun
uk
/ˈtem.pəl/us
/ˈtem.pəl/
a building used for the worship of a god or gods in ...
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mound
noun[C]
uk
/maʊnd/us
/maʊnd/
a large pile of earth, stones, etc. like a ...
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(Definition oftempleandmoundfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The site includes a platformtemplemoundand a village site with the remains of multiple houses.
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Each chiefdom had a principal town or capital with atemplemoundand central plaza.
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Thetemplemoundcontained at least 91 burials.
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Some villages began to gain prominence as ritual centers, with elite residences andtemplemoundconstructions.
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Eventually thetemplemoundwas deserted.
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There are various smaller temple mounds within the walls.
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The park features a spiral mound, funeral mound, temple mounds, burial mounds, and a reconstructed earth lodge.
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Many of the several hundred temple mounds have been built over with freeways, shopping centers, commerce, luxury hotels and residential areas.
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The museum was built in the shape of the ancient temple mounds of their people, with the earthen structure to take the symbolic place of the original burial underground.
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Temple mounds and classes started to appear.
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