🛖 Mounds of the World

These are notable mounds — the burial hills, platform earthworks and ceremonial piles raised by cultures from the Neolithic to the Mississippian cities, hiding tombs and temples beneath their turf. Each profile shows where the mound is, which country it is in, and a plain-English introduction from Wikipedia.

56 mounds from 10 countries are covered below, grouped by continent. Open any mound for its full profile.

Americas (6) Asia (18) Europe (32)

Americas (6 mounds)

Asia (18 mounds)

Europe (32 mounds)

Coordinates are approximate locations. Descriptions: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), cached on our server. Data sourced from Wikidata. Related: Mountains · Lakes · Islands · World Heritage.