Mounds

ancient settlement mound

thumb|Daisen Kofun, the largest of all kofun, one of many tumuli in the [[Mozu kofungun, Sakai, Osaka Prefecture (5th century)]] are megalithic tombs or tumuli in Northeast Asia. Kofun were mainly constructed in the Japanese archipelago between the middle of the 3rd century to the early 7th century AD.

right|thumb| dating from Jōmon period to 8th century thumb|right|Magatama from Kofun period（[[Tokyo National Museum）]]

pre-Columbian cultures of North America that constructed various styles of earthen mounds

thumb|Terp on the hallig of Hooge thumb|Halligwarft während einer Sturmflut, "Hallig terp during a storm tide"; a dramatic 1906 illustration thumb|1862 illustration thumb|Westerwerft on Hooge, Germany|Hallig Hooge thumb|Hallig Gröde from the East, showing the Kirchwarft and the Knudswarft (mouseover markings) thumb|On Hamburger Hallig 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 storm surges, high tides and sea or river flooding. The various t

thumb|230px|Grave Creek Mound, in [[Moundsville, West Virginia]] thumb|230px|Kościuszko Mound, [[Kraków, Poland]] thumb|230px|Oseberg Ship#Burial mound|Oseberg Mound, [[Tønsberg, Norway]]

archaeological site in Mut, Mersin, Turkey

thumb|right|alt=Kubizuka is a type of burial mound in Japan, in which severed heads are interred. The heads were often those taken as trophies following a battle or in some cases, the kubizuka holds the heads of those who were executed by decapitation, whether priso Kubizuka (首塚, literally neck mound in Japanese, often translated as head tomb) is a type of burial mound in Japan, in which severed heads are interred. The heads were often those taken as trophies following a battle or in some cases, the kubizuka holds the heads of those who were executed by decapitation, whether prisoners of war o

upright=1.3|thumb|alt=|The round end of Goshikizuka Kofun in Kobe covered with restored fukiishi '''''' ( or "roofing stone") were a means of covering burial chambers and burial mounds during the kofun period of Japan (). Stones collected from riverbeds were affixed to the slopes of raised kofun and other burial chambers. They are considered to have descended from forms used in Yayoi-period tumuli. They are common in the early and mid-Kofun periods, but most late Kofun-period tumuli do not have them.