earthen

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What survives of this ancient city today includes two long rows of rectangular earthen mounds, each about a meter high.

From Science Daily • Dec. 5, 2025

They constructed a 35-mile earthen berm around the city in an attempt to encircle its one million residents.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

An extensive earthen wall is being built around the besieged Sudanese city of el-Fasher and is intended to trap people inside, according to research from Yale University.

From BBC • Aug. 29, 2025

Loescher and Dente had hoped to discuss the possibility of rebuilding homes in the Altadena area with earthen materials that aren’t clearly adopted in the state residential building code.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 28, 2025

She withdrew, taking the dream-Mary with her, until she found herself in the house again, cross-legged on the earthen floor, with Mary’s eyes glittering as they looked at her.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman