mound builder

collocation in English

meaningsofmoundandbuilder

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mound
noun[C]
uk
/maʊnd/us
/maʊnd/
a large pile of earth, stones, etc. like a ...
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builder
noun[C]
uk
/ˈbɪl.dər/us
/ˈbɪl.dɚ/
a person whose job it is to ...
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(Definition ofmoundandbuilderfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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None of the imperiled is amoundbuilderlike the river chub.
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Joara was the largestmoundbuildersettlement in the region.
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This idea is now referred to as themoundbuildermyth and still has supporters in society today.
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The general term,moundbuilder, covered their shared architectural practice of earthwork mound construction.
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They were one of several succeeding cultures often referred to as mound builders.
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Others recognize a setting among the mound builders as the book's original setting.
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The namesake cultural trait of the mound builders was their construction of large, truncated earthwork pyramid mounds, or platform mounds, and other earthworks.
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These mound builders were advanced hunters and gatherers who built their villages on high ground near rivers.
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Ancient mounds were once made near the waterways, similar to that of the mound builders of the south.
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His choosing a book devoted to the mound builders was risky, as their origin, history and identity were then the subject of much debate and literature but little scientific investigation.
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Some believe this is another example that shows the artifacts were either a hoax or did not date back to the time of the mound builders.
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