Terp
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A terp, also known as a wierde, woerd, warf, warft, werf, werve, wurt or værft, is an artificial dwelling mound found on the North European Plain that has been created to provide safe ground during st
Terp on the hallig of Hooge
Halligwarft während einer Sturmflut, "Hallig terp during a storm tide"; a dramatic 1906 illustration
1862 illustration
Westerwerft on Hallig Hooge
Platform mound
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A platform mound is any earthwork or mound intended to support a structure or elevate an activity. It typically refers to a flat-topped mound whose sides may be cylindrical or pyramidal, forming a fru
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…Itzwärden (Land Wursten) Platform mound Tell (archaeology…
The Kincaid site in Massac County, Illinois, showing platform mounds. Illustration by artist Herb Roe.
A diagram showing the various components of Eastern North American indigenous ceremonial substructure mounds
Temple Mound at Ocmulgee National Monument