as in embankment
a raised bank or wall made of soil
—usually plural
prehistoric earthworks
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In 2018, after UNESCO began to consider the earthworks for World Heritage status, the Ohio History Connection sued Moundbuilders, seeking the full rights to the land.
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Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 2 Aug. 2024
The Iron Age is starting in England; the peoples of North America are building monumental earthworks; gorilla-size lemurs still roam in Madagascar.
—Philip Montgomery, New York Times, 25 July 2024
This stone wall and earthwork, for instance, stretches nearly two miles through the Dossone della Melia forest in Italy’s Calabria region.
—Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 12 July 2024
Large earthworks in Cahokia raised the homes of chiefs and other elites high above those of everyday citizens, visually reinforcing the societal hierarchies.
—Ashley Gardini, JSTOR Daily, 11 June 2024
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Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 2 Aug. 2024
The Iron Age is starting in England; the peoples of North America are building monumental earthworks; gorilla-size lemurs still roam in Madagascar.
—Philip Montgomery, New York Times, 25 July 2024
This stone wall and earthwork, for instance, stretches nearly two miles through the Dossone della Melia forest in Italy’s Calabria region.
—Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 12 July 2024
Large earthworks in Cahokia raised the homes of chiefs and other elites high above those of everyday citizens, visually reinforcing the societal hierarchies.
—Ashley Gardini, JSTOR Daily, 11 June 2024
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“Earthwork.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/earthwork. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.
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