| 单词 | earthwork |
| 例句 | This day spent in the construction of earthworks. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Most of the earthworks were shaped like big cones and stepped pyramids, but some were sculpted into enormous birds, lizards, bears, long-tailed “alligators,” and, in Peebles, Ohio, a 1,330-foot-long serpent. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z It was noted exactly which regiments were on duty in different parts of Boston and how strong were the earthworks Gage was putting up to protect his men if‘the country should rush in.’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z One of the mounds at Cahokia is believe to be the largest earthwork in the Americas to have been built before the European invasions. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z Native peoples had created town sites, farms, monumental earthworks, and networks of roads, and they had devised a wide variety of governments, some as complex as any in the modern world. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z Her breasts against his chest were nothing like earthworks at all. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Much of the ground is untouched, but there are scars like giant claw marks, diggings, earthworks going on. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z A few European observers before Holmberg had remarked upon the earthworks’ existence, though some doubted that the causeways and forest islands were of human origin. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z It is still almost untouched—archaelogists have not finished mapping the earthworks and canals. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z The relation of the geoglyphs to the other earthworks is unclear. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z The Hopewell culture introduced monumental earthworks and, possibly, agriculture to the rest of the cold North. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z And under the dress, breasts large and solid as earthworks. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Shaped like circles, diamonds, hexagons, and interlocking rectangles, the earthworks are three to nine hundred feet in diameter and outlined by trenches up to twenty feet deep. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z In clear view was a geometric figure carved into the earth—he had spotted the earthworks again. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Meantime the Trojan camp, fortified only by earthworks and deprived of its leader and its best warriors, was hard-pressed. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Ambrose Spike had reported some minor splintering at the top inside edges of the door, but the shoring of earthworks was holding out. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Elsewhere on the down, earthworks even older than the henge are spattered across the landscape and access to them will be eased. Stonehenge: a new dawn 2012-08-19T19:00:04Z There are some traces in its design of an earlier earthwork that no less an architect than Michelangelo built to fortify Florence in the siege of 1529-30. Florence, without the machine 2010-06-21T10:56:00Z The earthworks complex includes five mounds, six concentric semi-elliptical ridges separated by shallow depressions and a central plaza. Poverty Point first La. site named to UN list 2014-06-22T04:00:00Z Asked how he would sell an earthwork, Michael Govan, the director of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, somewhat facetiously, said recently, “You can’t give them away.” How Do You Sell a Work of Art Built Into the Earth? 2017-01-27T05:00:00Z The wood will lead to a Bronze Age earthwork which shows how early the strategic nature of the site was used to advantage. One of Cumbria's hidden treasures is planting eight new woods 2012-12-19T17:21:12Z Another favored material is twine, which turns a chair into a cross between Rapunzel and Cousin Itt, and is also crucial to figures in “Sand Mill,” a small mechanical indoor earthwork from 1970. Art in Review: G?NTHER UECKER: ?The Early Years? 2011-04-14T20:27:51Z The only large earthwork he executed outside the United States, it is in a sand quarry on property owned by Gerard de Boer. How Do You Sell a Work of Art Built Into the Earth? 2017-01-27T05:00:00Z Then, in step with artists like , Walter De Maria and Lawrence Weiner, he began making temporary outdoor sculptures, soon to be known as land art or earthworks. Dennis Oppenheim, a Pioneer in Earthworks and Conceptual Art, Dies at 72 2011-01-27T04:30:03Z The piece summons Smithsonesque thoughts about geologic time, but it also poses questions that earthworks generally don’t: Do social atrocities leave scars on the landscape? Haunting ‘Ruins and Rituals’ Begins ‘A Year of Yes’ at Brooklyn Museum 2016-11-10T05:00:00Z World Heritage recognition for the earthworks — and full public access — would play a crucial role in reframing the way visitors think about Native Americans, she said. A Push to Move the Golf Course Atop a Native American ‘Stonehenge’ 2021-04-12T04:00:00Z The club has a scrapbook that tracks the history of the earthworks, known as the Octagon Earthworks, back to their creation. A Push to Move the Golf Course Atop a Native American ‘Stonehenge’ 2021-04-12T04:00:00Z With 500 acres of verdant exhibition space, Storm King Art Center, in New York’s Hudson Valley, is uncommonly positioned to execute large-scale earthworks conceived by Dennis Oppenheim but never fully realized in his lifetime. Storm King to Present Earthworks by Dennis Oppenheim 2015-11-26T05:00:00Z Some is frankly gorgeous, in the tradition of earthwork artists like Walter De Maria or Robert Smithson. How Much Hip Can the Desert Absorb? 2019-04-12T04:00:00Z There are savvy intimations of earthworks and performances and numerous signs of Kawarian things to come: interests in language, maps, lists and numbers; an airmail envelope addressed to the artist. The Guggenheim Shows First On Kawara Retrospective 2015-02-05T05:00:00Z It vividly captures the urge for innovation that generated both Zero and the network, and contains early glimmers of performance art, earthworks, interactive art and the dematerialization of the art object. ‘Zero,’ a Look at a Movement, at the Guggenheim 2014-10-09T04:00:00Z Almost 50 years ago, Robert Smithson, along with his fellow artists Michael Heizer, Walter De Maria and other adventurous colleagues, pioneered earthworks, an audacious — and short-lived — movement of the 20th century. How Do You Sell a Work of Art Built Into the Earth? 2017-01-27T05:00:00Z Now you walk beside the earthwork rather than on top of it. How Do You Sell a Work of Art Built Into the Earth? 2017-01-27T05:00:00Z Just walking round the earthworks took a while: they enclose some 13 acres. Strolling the ancient hillforts of southern England 2017-08-07T04:00:00Z It documented “Munich Depression,” a concave earthwork excavated by Mr. Heizer in Munich in 1969 that sloped gently to a center point 16 feet deep. Review: Ingenious Versatility in the Whitney’s ‘Open Plan’ 2016-04-28T04:00:00Z Mr. De Maria began making drawings and proposals for earthworks in 1960, starting with “Art Yard,” a Happening-like urban event that would involve steam shovels digging a large hole. Walter De Maria, Artist on Grand Scale, Dies at 77 2013-07-27T01:54:42Z It also undertook permanent installations in New York and in the American west, where Dia commissioned Walter De Maria’s “The Lightning Field” and now maintains Robert Smithson’s monumental earthwork “Spiral Jetty.” Dia Diversifies, While Staying True to Its Roots 2019-06-13T04:00:00Z It was disappointing, but gave the creatures a mythical status as I searched among the craters and spoiled earth, the overgrown earthworks and an uprooted Joseph Beuys oak tree. Documenta 13: Mysteries in the mountain of mud 2012-06-11T17:53:51Z Harvey Fite’s large-scale, walkable earthwork sculpture handcrafted with local bluestone is imbued with a mythic sensibility that will inspire awe in visitors of all ages. The Hudson Valley’s outdoor art parks make for an alluring pandemic destination 2021-04-22T04:00:00Z The idea of using paths and earthworks to direct the course through a garden, to frame its views and evoke an emotional response, is not unique to Glenstone. Glenstone’s landcaping as mindful as its artwork 2018-10-02T04:00:00Z Last year a retired businessman, Roger Penny, found himself at the centre of a storm after paying a contractor to "tidy up" a 5,000-year-old prehistoric earthwork ring in Somerset known as Priddy Circles. Bulldozed Belize Mayan site: the latest in a litany of heritage disasters 2013-05-15T14:47:35Z The Ohio History Connection sued the country club in 2018 in an attempt to acquire the lease, and in March announced it had submitted the earthworks site and two others for World Heritage recognition. Golf Course on Ancient Earthworks Must Surrender Lease, Justices Say 2022-12-09T05:00:00Z In this part of England our forefathers the giants left their earthworks, their barrows and standing stones ... 'Bring Up the Bodies' a wonderful, terrible sequel to 'Wolf Hall' 2012-05-04T03:31:52Z There were once hundreds of major earthworks built by people of the Hopewell culture, which refers to the moundbuilding groups of Native Americans who lived in North America from about 100 B.C.E. to 500 C.E. A Push to Move the Golf Course Atop a Native American ‘Stonehenge’ 2021-04-12T04:00:00Z There his growing interest in minimalism, conceptual art and earthworks hit a snag after Michael Heizer, a young “landscape artist,” constructed an earthwork that made mincemeat of the museum’s lawn. Book review: ‘Wagstaff: Before and After Mapplethorpe, a Biography’ by Philip Gefter 2014-12-31T05:00:00Z Still, if one were to encounter a ball perched atop the ancient earthworks, there is no ban on whacking at it with a 3-iron. A Push to Move the Golf Course Atop a Native American ‘Stonehenge’ 2021-04-12T04:00:00Z He adored the place, shaped it like art, like a grand horticultural earthwork. Art Review: ?Claude Monet: Late Work? at Gagosian Gallery 2010-05-06T22:49:00Z Today, there is a wealth of fascinating military remains to be seen in Scotland – including Roman forts along the Antonine Wall and, for example, impressive earthworks and a network of forts in Ardoch in Perthshire. Five historical clangers in Kevin Macdonald's The Eagle 2011-03-15T17:44:43Z The History Connection, formerly known as the Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society, last used eminent domain about a century ago to acquire several acres of earthworks 100 miles south of the Octagon site. A Push to Move the Golf Course Atop a Native American ‘Stonehenge’ 2021-04-12T04:00:00Z Among his more famous installations is “The Lightning Field,” an earthwork in remote western New Mexico. Inside Art: Met Show Focuses on Gertrude Stein?s Family as Art Patrons 2012-02-09T22:03:46Z It would be quite a coup to add this enchanting earthwork to the list of cultural properties it manages. How Do You Sell a Work of Art Built Into the Earth? 2017-01-27T05:00:00Z Ms. Dwan never fully returned to the mainstream art world after her earthworks experiences. A Bold New Landing for Modern Art at the National Gallery 2016-09-29T04:00:00Z The well-preserved keep is surrounded by massive earthworks, and I can recommend the child-friendly audio guide. My best bit of historic Britain: historians' and authors' top tips 2012-08-17T21:45:07Z It’s an odd triad: one daredevil earthwork artist, one experimental filmmaker and one maker of surf movies. Art in Review: DREW HEITZLER 2011-06-30T21:21:11Z Since his own childhood home, now a mini-museum devoted to Smithson’s earthwork, is still there, too, Mr. de Boer pictured the property possibly becoming an artist’s retreat in the hands of a new custodian. How Do You Sell a Work of Art Built Into the Earth? 2017-01-27T05:00:00Z A long wall is devoted to 2,300 earthwork tiles in tones of dark brown to black, buffed to a gentle shine and precisely aligned. When Art Begins at the Scene of a Crime 2020-01-16T05:00:00Z The original earthworks were never meant to be sold like paintings or statues. How Do You Sell a Work of Art Built Into the Earth? 2017-01-27T05:00:00Z These are earthworks on the scale of the individual body, landscapes of singular energy. Getting physical with clay and fiber at Marc Selwyn 2014-08-01T04:00:00Z A fifteen-foot-tall turf-covered earthwork berm, it happens to be identical in height and construction to the original westernmost portion of Hadrian’s Wall. The Walls Before Trump’s Wall 2016-12-11T05:00:00Z Think in particular the earthworks and fountains of Versailles, constructed, it turns out, after Louis XIV had a severe attack of pique when confronted with his finance minister Nicolas Fouquet's vast and hugely expensive garden. TV highlights 01/02/2013 2013-01-31T20:00:01Z In the video related to “Broken Circle/Spiral Hill,” Smithson runs on his earthworks while he’s filmed from a distance. How Do You Sell a Work of Art Built Into the Earth? 2017-01-27T05:00:00Z Best known as a video artist who experiments with radically expanded or fragmented screens, Mr. Aitken calls the new project an alternative to the grand gestures of earthwork artists like Michael Heizer. Doug Aitken Plans Underwater Art Installation 2016-09-07T04:00:00Z For the cost of earthworks along their shared property line, the golf course sent one homeowner a bill, which the Caledonian isn’t paying. The Walls Before Trump’s Wall 2016-12-11T05:00:00Z Dennis Oppenheim, a pioneer of earthworks, body art and Conceptual art who later made emphatically tangible installations and public sculptures that veered between the demonically chaotic and the cheerfully Pop, died on Friday in Manhattan. Dennis Oppenheim, a Pioneer in Earthworks and Conceptual Art, Dies at 72 2011-01-27T04:30:03Z Beyond initial impressions, however, the work is a boilerplate mash-up of land art, earthworks, installation and sound art with weak links to history and Black trauma. 6 Art Gallery Shows to See Right Now 2021-04-28T04:00:00Z Ms. Shirreff is making a clever point about the complex relationship among earthworks, photography and tourism. Art Review: At the Met, ?Between Here and There,? Photographs 2010-07-08T21:35:00Z The James Cohan Gallery, with branches in New York and Shanghai, will be showing pieces by Robert Smithson, famous for his earthworks like “Spiral Jetty.” A Global Flavor to Art Basel’s 47th Edition 2016-06-16T04:00:00Z Mr. de Boer remembers that Smithson’s Dutch earthwork was, for him and his brother, “a wonderful playground.” How Do You Sell a Work of Art Built Into the Earth? 2017-01-27T05:00:00Z “It would be a challenge to place an earthwork,” said the dealer James Cohan, who has been the Smithson estate’s longtime agent. How Do You Sell a Work of Art Built Into the Earth? 2017-01-27T05:00:00Z Viktor is a transitional piece, and while still mordant – the set, a vast earthwork rampart, references Rome's excavated past but also the grave – is less existentially bleak than much of her earlier work. Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch; The Prince of the Pagodas – review 2012-06-09T23:05:57Z For more than a century, golfers at a course in central Ohio have navigated ancient Native American earthworks built to measure the movement of the sun and the moon through the heavens. Golf Course on Ancient Earthworks Must Surrender Lease, Justices Say 2022-12-09T05:00:00Z In the Revolution gallery, the “Battle of Great Bridge” diorama depicts colonial soldiers, protected by earthworks, shooting at approaching British regulars marching in formation in the open. This interactive museum outside Williamsburg, Va., brings the American Revolution to life 2017-06-22T04:00:00Z Look toward the northeast, and you clearly see faint traces of the Avenue, an ancient earthwork path that extends 1.5 miles, ending at the River Avon. Stonehenge at Dawn, Inside the Circle 2014-09-08T04:00:00Z Smith, a 19-acre park with short trails, Civil War earthworks ruins, a lush tree canopy and an open meadow. As summer gets underway, a look at this year’s 10 best U.S. cities for parks 2020-06-25T04:00:00Z It’s especially refreshing to see Ms. Buchanan’s 1981 earthwork “Marsh Ruins,” for instance, as conversant with Robert Smithson’s similarly diffuse, ephemeral land art. Haunting ‘Ruins and Rituals’ Begins ‘A Year of Yes’ at Brooklyn Museum 2016-11-10T05:00:00Z It began as a circular earthwork, created about 3000 B.C.; its major stone circle with enormous pillars topped by lintels, dates to about 2500 B.C. Stonehenge at Dawn, Inside the Circle 2014-09-08T04:00:00Z Robert Smithson, creator of the monumental “Spiral Jetty” in the Great Salt Lake, suggested that the idea belonged to the park’s beginnings: He called Frederick Law Olmsted, its chief designer, the “first ‘earthwork artist.’ ” Tatiana Trouvé Unwinds History in Public Art Project 2015-03-02T05:00:00Z American sculptor Robert Smithson's huge earthwork, Spiral Jetty, constructed in Salt Lake, Utah, is the subject of a short piece by US alternative rock band And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead. Readers recommend: songs about works of art – results 2013-02-01T09:56:00Z I grew up in the era of conceptualism and earthworks and all those artists. An Artist’s Life in Objects, From a Warhol Print to a Postmodern Lamp 2021-10-27T04:00:00Z It was visible as a low earthwork and as marks in ploughed fields, and in 1995 archaeologists dug up a bit. What the Romans didn't do for us 2011-03-16T20:30:00Z Unlike his colleagues, Smithson accompanied his earthworks with films, which made them accessible to people who couldn’t travel to see them. How Do You Sell a Work of Art Built Into the Earth? 2017-01-27T05:00:00Z The Garden of Cosmic Speculation, Charles Jencks Architectural writer Jencks, champion of postmodernism, pursued an openly new age theme in his garden of orotund earthworks and soothing lakes. Britain's garden state 2010-06-08T20:29:00Z The two most innovative were Robert Smithson, who created Spiral Jetty in Great Salt Lake, Utah – perhaps the most famous of all earthworks – and Dennis Oppenheim, who has died of liver cancer aged 72. Dennis Oppenheim obituary 2011-02-02T18:47:30Z LSS is already widely used in construction sites, especially for filling long, narrow spaces where compaction by earthworks is challenging. Toward sustainable construction: Preparing liquefied stabilized soil from construction sludge 2023-11-01T04:00:00Z As construction trucks and bulldozers rumbled nearby, members of the media picked their way carefully around puddles that had sprung up from rain the night before to gaze at the new earthworks. Officials urge California residents to brace for flooding as El Niño looms 2023-10-24T04:00:00Z They had been excavated in the early 1900s from the Crystal River Archaeological State Park in Florida, home to some of the region’s oldest ancient Indigenous earthworks. Archaeology society spars over publishing photos of Indigenous burial offerings 2023-10-18T04:00:00Z In a separate, cavernous space, large mounds of earth displaced by the digging materialize like a massive earthwork. Engineering buried L.A.'s river. Artist Lauren Bon is engineering a plan to free it 2023-10-11T04:00:00Z Next, the researchers used computer modeling to analyze known earthwork sites and predict their spread across the Amazon. 10,000 Pre-Columbian Structures Could Be Hidden beneath Amazon Rain Forest 2023-10-05T04:00:00Z The ancient people who created these earthworks also domesticated trees and crops, transforming the landscape and cultivating patches of dark, fertile earth. Laser mapping reveals hidden structures in Amazon—with hints at thousands more 2023-10-04T04:00:00Z The massive earthworks join a list of famed sites that includes Greece’s Acropolis, Peru’s Machu Picchu and the Great Wall of China. Network of ancient American Indian earthworks in Ohio named to list of UNESCO World Heritage sites 2023-09-19T04:00:00Z “The earthworks were used by people for centuries as part of a castle and part of it is still standing. It was a really lovely place to play.” How Hozier found 'a renewed sense of joy' while contemplating hell on earth 2023-08-16T04:00:00Z Russia’s only potential for a successful challenge is over the amount of compensation that Australia offers for money already spent on construction and earthworks, Rothwell said. A suspected Russian diplomat is occupying a proposed embassy site vetoed by Australia 2023-06-23T04:00:00Z That work yielded the estimate that there are at least 10,000 earthworks—perhaps even twice that many—hidden across the Amazon. 10,000 Pre-Columbian Structures Could Be Hidden beneath Amazon Rain Forest 2023-10-05T04:00:00Z The team’s model estimates most of the unknown earthworks are concentrated in the southwest of the Amazon Basin. Laser mapping reveals hidden structures in Amazon—with hints at thousands more 2023-10-04T04:00:00Z “This inscription on the World Heritage List highlights the important work of American archaeologists, who discovered here remains dating back 2000 years, constituting one of the largest earthwork constructions in the world.” Network of ancient American Indian earthworks in Ohio named to list of UNESCO World Heritage sites 2023-09-19T04:00:00Z Russia’s only potential for legal challenge was over the amount of compensation that Australia offers for money already spent on construction and earthworks, Rothwell said. Suspected Russian diplomat is occupying the nation’s vetoed embassy site in Australia’s capital 2023-06-22T04:00:00Z Investment in tackling climate change and trying to make the railway more resilient - for example, improving drainage and earthworks - will double under the new plan, to £1.6bn. Network Rail says infrastructure will get less reliable 2023-05-19T04:00:00Z He’s confident in those population assessments even if the true number of hidden earthworks isn’t quite 10,000. 10,000 Pre-Columbian Structures Could Be Hidden beneath Amazon Rain Forest 2023-10-05T04:00:00Z When he started analyzing the data, geometric patterns such as squares and circles, resembling ancient earthworks, jumped out. Laser mapping reveals hidden structures in Amazon—with hints at thousands more 2023-10-04T04:00:00Z Not only was there less need for mobility here, so that settlements could be sustained, but populations also began to rise around 6500 BCE, and people constructed large earthworks in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Florida. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Concentric circular trenches, some as much as 60 feet deep, had been carved into the volcanic rock of the mountaintop, bringing to mind a pre-Columbian earthwork. Courting the Sirens of the Southern Sky 2023-04-18T04:00:00Z Bound only by the range of Crawford’s curiosity, the book wanders freely from the furrows of Roman earthworks in Scotland to the deserts of Arizona to the imaginations of poets and epidemiologists. Review | Borders can be spaces of wonder — if you have the right passport 2023-03-16T04:00:00Z “To be honest, it’s hard to evaluate that number,” he says of the study’s earthwork prediction. 10,000 Pre-Columbian Structures Could Be Hidden beneath Amazon Rain Forest 2023-10-05T04:00:00Z Scanning 5315 square kilometers of lidar data, he and his fellow researchers identified more than 900 known earthworks throughout the basin. Laser mapping reveals hidden structures in Amazon—with hints at thousands more 2023-10-04T04:00:00Z Named for a large earthwork complex occupying 130 acres in today’s Ohio, the Hopewell tradition emerged around 200 BCE and is one of the most impressive of many of this period in the Woodlands. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z "It is an old village, our ancestral village," he said, gazing at earthworks for the railway from his lopsided house, itself surrounded by other shattered homes. Cracks begin to show in India's Himalayan building spree 2023-02-02T05:00:00Z During the event, Enevoldsen gives a demonstration about the Earth’s orbit using an “Earth on a stick” model where stones are earthworks aligned with the sunset’s position. The winter solstice: How Seattleites embrace the dark and ignite the light on the longest night of the year | Produced by Seattle Times Marketing 2022-12-16T05:00:00Z It’s both another clue archaeologists can use to target their search for earthworks and a clear form of people leaving their mark on the forest they lived in. 10,000 Pre-Columbian Structures Could Be Hidden beneath Amazon Rain Forest 2023-10-05T04:00:00Z So, they combined the data of both the newly described earthworks and the previously reported ones to statistically predict how many more earthworks might be hiding in the basin. Laser mapping reveals hidden structures in Amazon—with hints at thousands more 2023-10-04T04:00:00Z The Ohio History Connection, which owns the earthworks, had sought to reclaim a lease held by the Moundbuilders Country Club to turn the site into a public park. High court sides with history society’s access to earthworks 2022-12-07T05:00:00Z In the mineral-rich Donbas region, Russian forces have retrenched, building concerted rings of earthworks following their defeat in the northeast in September, though in some areas they are still on the offensive. Amid Joy in Kherson, a Humanitarian Disaster Looms 2022-11-12T05:00:00Z Russian troops have heavily mined the fields and approaches around their own defensive earthworks, hampering a swift Ukrainian advance, Ukrainian and United States officials said. Against Fierce Resistance, Ukraine Makes Small Gains in the South 2022-09-02T04:00:00Z In the millennia before European colonizers invaded the Amazon rain forest, throngs of Indigenous people moved mountains of dirt to create some 10,000 yet-to-be-identified earthworks across the region. 10,000 Pre-Columbian Structures Could Be Hidden beneath Amazon Rain Forest 2023-10-05T04:00:00Z Taking into account such variables as temperature, precipitation, soil type, and distance to bodies of water, the researchers estimate that 16,187 earthwork sites remain undiscovered in the Amazon rainforest, they report today in Science. Laser mapping reveals hidden structures in Amazon—with hints at thousands more 2023-10-04T04:00:00Z But the society said its chief goal in taking over management of the earthworks is improving public access. High court sides with history society’s access to earthworks 2022-12-07T05:00:00Z There are many examples of land art in prehistoric and Indigenous cultures—for example, earthworks and mounds made by pre-Columbian Native Americans. Introduction to Philosophy 2022-06-15T00:00:00Z What remains of their culture today are huge burial mounds and earthworks. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z From Heizer’s perspective, the family history proves he’s not a carpetbagger like some other artists who headed west to make earthworks, Robert Smithson prominent among them. One visionary artist’s desert dream 2022-08-21T04:00:00Z The authors also found a significant relationship between 35 domesticated tree species—including Brazil nut, Pará rubber tree, murumuru, and cacao—and the probability of earthworks. Laser mapping reveals hidden structures in Amazon—with hints at thousands more 2023-10-04T04:00:00Z Numerous tribes, some with historical ties to Ohio, want the earthworks preserved as examples of indigenous peoples’ accomplishments. High court sides with history society’s access to earthworks 2022-12-07T05:00:00Z There, soldiers have begun digging defensive earthworks and erecting choke points with destroyed vehicles in recent days in preparation for the coming Russian assault. A Shopping Trip for Apples, Over the Last Bridge in Lysychansk 2022-06-21T04:00:00Z The earthworks were not the only instance of recklessness in the treatment of a site so toxic that it still holds the potential to spread radiation well beyond Ukraine’s borders. Russian blunders in Chernobyl: ‘They came and did whatever they wanted’ 2022-04-08T04:00:00Z “The dead were piled up in the trenches almost to the top of the earthworks.” Robert Hicks, best-selling author of ‘The Widow of the South,’ dies at 71 2022-03-05T05:00:00Z Set among these earthworks were large stone monuments. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z They also alleged the historical society has neglected a nearby ancient earthwork known as the Great Circle, which it has operated as a park for nearly 80 years. High court sides with history society’s access to earthworks 2022-12-07T05:00:00Z Why did some foraging folk, who presumably had better things to do with their time, construct elaborate stone monuments and earthworks? Ancient Peoples Teach Us That We Can Create a Better World 2022-02-28T05:00:00Z In Ohio, the United States is working to have nine Ohio earthworks, including Serpent Mound, added to UNESCO’s World Heritage list, a move that would provide additional resources to safeguard the mounds. Ohio indigenous sacred sites become a flashpoint 2021-12-24T05:00:00Z Graeber and Wengrow speculate that the Hopewell peoples of North America, whose incredible earthworks have stood for millennia, did not define their civilization as a social ladder with some overlord at its top. Review | After 200,000 years, we’re still trying to figure out what humanity is all about 2021-11-23T05:00:00Z Smithson made drawings for an earthwork there that would include a curving canal and land bridge, but after he actually visited the island, he changed his mind. What Should We Do With Robert Smithson and Nancy Holt’s Island? 2021-11-12T05:00:00Z Along Israel’s main north-south highway, it’s concealed by earthworks and landscaping, so that motorists get no more than a passing glance at the reality of military rule. Nearly 20 years on, Israeli barrier shapes Palestinian lives 2021-11-07T04:00:00Z The defenses consisted of two lines of abatis and a line of earthworks manned by Brig. Opinion | Remembering Virginia’s ‘Forgotten 14’ 2021-09-17T04:00:00Z The historical society, which is a nonprofit that contracts with the state, argues it must control access to the earthworks for that nomination to proceed. Ohio court to hear debate over ancient earthworks access 2021-04-13T04:00:00Z The government says the land would be flattened by blasting, crushing and filling with a total 3m cubic metres of earthworks. 'A real bad precedent': Australia criticised for Antarctica airport plan 2020-12-31T05:00:00Z Slides, ropes, and climbing structures are built right into the earthwork, for a little bit of history while kids play. Playgrounds are an essential escape for kids, especially now. Here’s how to visit them safely. 2020-10-07T04:00:00Z Investigators said “a significant contributing factor” to the derailment was heavy rainfall washing material from adjoining slopes, or earthworks, onto the tracks. Derailed train in Scotland hit ‘washed-out rocks and gravel’ 2020-09-10T04:00:00Z Channel and blue catfish are good on earthworks, cut bait, and prepared bait. Texas Fishing Report 2020-05-27T04:00:00Z The layout of the earthworks, including eight long earthen walls, corresponds to lunar movements and aligns with points at which the moon rises and sets over the course of the 18.6-year lunar cycle. Ohio court to hear debate over ancient earthworks access 2021-04-13T04:00:00Z The remnants of that outpost are gone, Redoubt 9′s earthworks graded to expand the interstate. A Civil War-era ‘witch bottle’ may have been found on a Virginia highway, archaeologists say 2020-01-24T05:00:00Z Her portfolio includes sculpture, earthworks, and intricate, realistic drawings, often interspersed with text. A World Without Pain 2020-01-06T05:00:00Z For about half an hour, Smith molded that sound as though it were a physical substance, an earthwork. Commentary: Wadada Leo Smith moves the UCLA Medal into the avant-garde 2019-11-13T05:00:00Z This sensitivity — to history, ecology and the community — defines Pepper’s earthworks in contrast to land art’s associations with earth-gouging excavations in far-flung desert locales. Woman of Steel 2019-09-10T04:00:00Z In 1892, voters in surrounding Licking County enacted a tax increase to preserve what was left of the earthworks. Ohio court to hear debate over ancient earthworks access 2021-04-13T04:00:00Z After the war, nature began to reclaim the land, and the massive, dramatic earthworks are now covered with vines and trees. In the heart of the city, Rock Creek Park offers places to picnic, play or just get away from it all 2019-08-14T04:00:00Z At Angel Mounds on the Ohio river about eight miles west of Evansville, there are a few visible earthworks and a reconstructed wattle-and-daub barrier. Lost Cities and Climate Change 2019-07-29T04:00:00Z The History Connection says it wants to buy back the club’s lease to increase public access and to pursue World Heritage status for the earthworks. Octagon Earthworks open to public as lawsuit continues 2019-04-07T04:00:00Z Their research revealed a “bombproof” earthwork traverse and its underlying vaulted brick masonry tunnel, as well as ventilation ducts, according to a statement. Amazing Alcatraz discovery: Lasers reveal long-hidden military tunnel and fortifications 2019-03-07T05:00:00Z Akrokrowa was a farming community surrounded by an elliptical ditch and high earthen banks, one of dozens of similar "earthwork" settlements in southern Ghana at the time. The Black Death may have transformed medieval societies in sub-Saharan Africa 2019-03-06T05:00:00Z They trucked in or gathered fresh material and compacted it, creating a sturdy earthwork base. How Alaska fixed its earthquake-shattered roads in just days 2018-12-08T05:00:00Z But while they continued to work within the genre’s austere limits, Morris went on to explore an astonishing variety of stylistic approaches, from scatter art, performance and earthworks to paintings and sculptures symbolizing nuclear holocaust. This week’s passages 2018-11-30T05:00:00Z The Arts & Style article said the landscape’s “natural design belies the extensive earthwork and planting of the site to soften the presence of new buildings that total almost a quarter-million square feet of space.” Opinion | Readers critique The Post: Excitement for the Glenstone Museum and pique over falsely branded bubbles 2018-10-12T04:00:00Z This natural design belies the extensive earthwork and planting of the site to soften the presence of new buildings that total almost a quarter-million square feet of space. See inside (and outside) Glenstone, D.C.’s newest museum experience 2018-09-27T04:00:00Z Farmers are resorting to "medieval" fortifications such as earthworks to protect their property, according to NFU Mutual, which produced the figures. Rural crime prompts 'medieval' defences 2018-08-05T04:00:00Z In later digs Noël Hume determined that the ditch alongside the earthwork cuts across the workshop—suggesting the fort was built after the lab and possibly wasn't even Elizabethan. Archaeologists start a new hunt for the fabled Lost Colony of the New World 2018-06-06T04:00:00Z The earthworks include sites such as the Fort Ancient Earthworks in Warren County and the Newark Earthworks in Heath that are said to date back between 100 B.C. and A.D. Ohio earthworks considered for World Heritage Site 2018-05-26T04:00:00Z Riggio recalls how he asked Maya Lin if it would be OK to put a Louise Nevelson piece, Model for Sky Gesture, adjacent—but not too close—to her earthwork; she approved, so he proceeded. The Hamptons Oasis That Barnes & Noble Built 2018-05-24T04:00:00Z Piperno was skeptical that the region’s pre-Columbian population was really so large, and pointed to previous studies showing that fewer people were needed to construct these earthworks than was previously believed. Archaeologists discover 81 ancient settlements in the Amazon 2018-04-13T04:00:00Z Piperno was skeptical that the region’s pre-Columbian population was really so large, pointing to studies showing that fewer people were needed to construct these earthworks than was previously believed. Archaeologists discover 81 ancient settlements in the Amazon 2018-03-27T04:00:00Z Digs near the earthwork in the 1890s and 1940s yielded little. Archaeologists start a new hunt for the fabled Lost Colony of the New World 2018-06-06T04:00:00Z Officials hope it will help the earthworks become an international tourist attraction. Ohio earthworks considered for World Heritage Site 2018-05-26T04:00:00Z In back, the gentle rises in the lawn are actually part of a Maya Lin earthwork, Lay of the Land. The Hamptons Oasis That Barnes & Noble Built 2018-05-24T04:00:00Z New research suggests a very different story—an Amazonian region peppered with rainforest villages, ceremonial earthworks, and a much larger population than previously thought. Amazon Jungle Once Home to Millions More Than Previously Thought 2018-03-27T04:00:00Z And how they show evidence of human activity in the form of earthworks. Lost Amazon villages uncovered by archaeologists 2018-03-27T04:00:00Z Francisco Nakahara, a retired financial manager in São Paulo who studies free online satellite photos as a hobby, first spotted the traces of circular earthworks, the researchers said. Satellites Reveal Ancient Civilization Beneath the Amazon Rainforest 2018-03-27T04:00:00Z The first monument at Stonehenge was a circular earthwork enclosure with a ring of 56 timber or stone posts, built in about 3000 BC. Building Stonehenge 'was a celebration' 2018-03-08T05:00:00Z It consists of many miles of bulldozed earthworks, with fortified bunkers every few hundred yards. Kurds and Their Allies in Syria Count On Promises of U.S. Support 2018-02-01T05:00:00Z The 1,348-foot-long ancient serpent earthwork, lit up for the event, struck Young so much he was moved to build his own version. Ohio man digs into past to create serpent mound in his yard 2017-12-03T05:00:00Z Here earthworks were piled high by the Confederate Army in an attempt to repel Yankees who were marching toward the capital in late 1864. Richmond, Virginia, shows history from colonial times through Civil War to contemporary foodie city 2017-11-12T05:00:00Z A senior official who visited the sites told Australia's ABC radio he found "major earthworks in progress". New Manus refugee sites 'not ready' - UN 2017-11-01T04:00:00Z An underground garage was added for $6 million, and that required additional hefty charges for demolition, structural steel and earthwork. D.C.’s vaunted high school for the arts reopens — $100 million over budget 2017-08-16T04:00:00Z Port spokesman Perry Cooper said this amount included higher costs for electrical and communications systems and for concrete and earthworks. Cost of Sea-Tac’s two big expansion projects rises 17 percent 2017-08-14T04:00:00Z The site is marked by earthworks built for a variety of reasons by residents of the Lewistown-Havana area thousands of years ago. Dickson Mounds expert to lead earthworks survey for public 2017-06-11T04:00:00Z “We didn’t know what they were. They turned out to be Confederate earthworks.” Perspective | For 40 years, these guys have been pondering the Civil War at a Fairfax City McDonald’s 2017-05-30T04:00:00Z The culture is known for sprawling ceremonial earthworks and for objects made of non-local materials such as mica. Beads made from meteorite reveal prehistoric culture's reach 2017-05-14T04:00:00Z Cahokia Mounds is home to one of the largest Native American earthworks. Cahokia Mounds to host event marking spring’s arrival 2017-03-15T04:00:00Z The presence of just a few artifacts, and the layout of the earthworks, suggest they weren’t used as ancient villages or for military defenses. Long Before Making Enigmatic Earthworks, People Reshaped Brazil’s Rain Forest 2017-02-10T05:00:00Z That ancient site, created by Native Americans of the Poverty Point culture, includes earthworks and mounds built during the Archaic period, centuries before the birth of Christ. Group pursues effort to bring region to global stage 2016-12-26T05:00:00Z Adding to the visual bleakness, the surface is littered with debris from the Iran-Iraq war when the city’s ancient fortifications were reused as defensive earthworks by the Iraqi army. Despite landmines, snakes and dodgy gin, Iraq is an archaeological paradise 2016-12-16T05:00:00Z Julian Myers-Szupinska, a historian of earthworks, told me, “Chances are, in week ten of an 1800-to-the-present survey course, a slide of ‘Double Negative’ is going to be on the screen.” A Monument to Outlast Humanity 2016-08-22T04:00:00Z "The response from the radar was so good that the team thought they were dealing with a whole series of stones lying on their side, buried beneath the bank of this ancient earthwork." 'New Stonehenge' at Durrington Walls 'had no standing stones' - BBC News 2016-08-11T04:00:00Z Thousands of years before the earthworks were built, humans were managing the forests, using what appear to be sustainable agricultural practices. Long Before Making Enigmatic Earthworks, People Reshaped Brazil’s Rain Forest 2017-02-10T05:00:00Z But the earthwork monument, on Moot Hill, is protected because it's archaeologically important. From royal residences to ruins: English castles on sale - BBC News 2016-05-13T04:00:00Z Star Axis is one of the world’s defining earthworks, otherwise known as land art. Deserts and dynamite: my journey to the cosmic heart of land art 2016-05-11T04:00:00Z Dwan, who lived on a floor of the Dakota when she was not out scouting earthworks locations, was enthralled with the renegade artists in her coterie. A Monument to Outlast Humanity 2016-08-22T04:00:00Z The effect was enhanced by actual earthworks and broken trees and fences set up in front of it, in the foreground, which also hid the bottom edge of the canvas. What Virtual Reality’s Past Reveals About its Future 0002-11-29T05:00:00Z Then in the 1980s, ranchers cleared land to raise cattle, uncovering the true extent of the earthworks in the process. Long Before Making Enigmatic Earthworks, People Reshaped Brazil’s Rain Forest 2017-02-10T05:00:00Z They are used for all manner of purposes, like illuminating the effects of Somali piracy or revealing ancient earthworks in Kazakhstan. A Space Station, With Surveillance Cameras for Hire 2016-01-25T05:00:00Z The earthworks fort is the best preserved of the fortifications built to protect Washington. PBS Civil War miniseries ‘Mercy Street’ lives in Alexandria 2016-01-20T05:00:00Z Dwan gave him twenty-two thousand dollars, and several months later he returned to New York with photographs of “Double Negative,” one of the first monumental earthworks. A Monument to Outlast Humanity 2016-08-22T04:00:00Z James’s language, a kind of circular earthwork, famously resembles that of the other great circular sentence maker of his time, Marcel Proust. The Peculiar Radiance of Henry James’s Memoirs 2016-01-18T05:00:00Z Spread across hundreds of thousands of acres are massive, geometric earthworks. Long Before Making Enigmatic Earthworks, People Reshaped Brazil’s Rain Forest 2017-02-10T05:00:00Z The Orchard Troublemakers: The Story of Land Art Documentary on New York artists in the 1960s and 1970s who transcended the boundaries of painting and sculpture by creating epic earthworks in the American Southwest. 2016 winter-spring movie sneaks previews 2016-01-08T05:00:00Z Parts of the earthwork walls, trench and northwest bastion remain. PBS Civil War miniseries ‘Mercy Street’ lives in Alexandria 2016-01-20T05:00:00Z Meanwhile, earthworks—or land art, as some people called it—was becoming the most visible new school in art since minimalism. A Monument to Outlast Humanity 2016-08-22T04:00:00Z What she got—after a massive, two-year earthwork project at her home in New York’s Hamptons—is an 86-foot tripartite path of hand-cut stone, set in lush fescue grass. Labyrinths Offer Homeowners a Pathway to Peace 2015-12-17T05:00:00Z In the decades before that, battlefield preservation mostly focused on preserving small parcels around monuments and battlefield features such as fortifications and earthworks. Princeton University grounds become legal battlefield over new construction 2015-12-13T05:00:00Z Shallow earthworks are all that is left of the village, which dates back to Saxon times and is recorded in the Domesday Book in 1086. Battlefields, graveyards and forests in HS2's firing line - BBC News 2015-11-09T05:00:00Z Eight years after he saw the TV show, Dey’s unusual discovery is stoking a public debate about these peculiar mounds and earthworks. These Satellite Views of Ancient Earthworks Are Stirring Debate 2015-11-02T05:00:00Z That’s intended to capture details of colossal, ancient earthworks in geometric shapes that are recognizable only from the air. Your Friday Evening Briefing: Syria, Roman Polanski, World Series 2015-10-30T04:00:00Z This lets them map ancient ruins and earthworks. Welcome to the Drone Age 2015-09-24T04:00:00Z It is the largest earthwork of its kind in the U.K. Huge ritual monument found near Britain's Stonehenge: Scientists 2015-09-07T04:00:00Z The western trailhead includes a spiraling earthwork in the design of an ancient solar observatory, and there are plans for a skate park and art installations. Abandoned Chicago railway reborn as commuter corridor 2015-08-23T04:00:00Z Located in the Turgai region of central Kazakhstan, in a sparsely populated area, the earthworks include 21 crosses, one square, four rings, and one swastika-like feature. These Satellite Views of Ancient Earthworks Are Stirring Debate 2015-11-02T05:00:00Z “Those are earthwork trench lines from the Wilderness Battlefield,” said Rick Berry, vice president for development at NTS/Virginia Development and Fawn Lake’s sales manager. Spotsylvania community is nestled amid historic Civil War lands 2015-06-09T04:00:00Z Cahokia Mounds is the largest Native American earthworks north of Mexico and was part of a city built by the Mississippian culture about 1,000 years ago. Cahokia Mounds plans guided nature walk 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z Loftis, whose company holds the stream restoration and earthwork contract for Kanawha County, was notified by county officials of the emergency. Contractor redirects creek bed after landslide near airport 2015-04-05T04:00:00Z Indeed, all these earthworks are just for show, to attract and impress mates. Why Some Fish Build Sand Castles to Attract Mates 2015-03-18T04:00:00Z She suggests that the plateau earthworks might be related to the migration of the saiga antelope, a nearly extinct mammal that once was a mainstay prey of Kazakh hunters. These Satellite Views of Ancient Earthworks Are Stirring Debate 2015-11-02T05:00:00Z They are among more than 200 such earthwork forts in Charleston County alone. Earthen Confederate fortifications visible in Charleston 2015-03-02T05:00:00Z A drone will be sent up with a laser instrument to peer through the canopy for earthworks that were constructed thousands of years ago. Drone to scan for ancient Amazonia 2015-02-13T05:00:00Z On the day that Rabia fell, the Kurds say an earthworks barricade they erected on the road to prevent IS bringing up reinforcements came under attack from no fewer than seven suicide vehicle bombs. Iraqi Kurds call for weapons to combat IS 2014-10-10T04:00:00Z Real estate has already been acquired for the project, which marks the department’s largest, modern earthwork project to date. Ohio embarks on largest-ever roadway project 2014-09-27T04:00:00Z And the earthworks are located in the middle of nowhere.” These Satellite Views of Ancient Earthworks Are Stirring Debate 2015-11-02T05:00:00Z The South Carolina Battleground Preservation Trust, maybe the lead preservation group for the sites, is in the process of identifying the earthworks in Charleston County. Earthen Confederate fortifications visible in Charleston 2015-03-02T05:00:00Z Abbott’s notes refer only to “Martinsburg’s law against traveling faster than at a canter” and “busy building earthwork fortifications along its perimeter”; the sources for the rest of that very specific description are not identified. Review: ‘Liar Temptress Soldier Spy,’ Civil War’s female spies, by Karen Abbott The historic site’s mounds are the largest Native American earthworks north of Mexico. Cahokia Mounds plans Indian culture weekend 2014-08-28T04:00:00Z Apart from the Olympic stadium, which is an existing concert arena, and a swimming complex, the entire site was earthworks. Brazil pulled off the World Cup. But an even higher hurdle looms: the 2016 Olympics. This square earthwork on a plateau in Kazakhstan is one of the largest of the newly discovered features. These Satellite Views of Ancient Earthworks Are Stirring Debate 2015-11-02T05:00:00Z The sites were so critical that the earthen forts often were built on top of earlier, sometimes Revolutionary War-era earthworks. Earthen Confederate fortifications visible in Charleston 2015-03-02T05:00:00Z He commissioned “Amarillo Ramp,” an earthwork by renowned artist Robert Smithson. Stanley Marsh 3, who built Texas’s ‘Cadillac Ranch,’ dies at 76 The physical earthworks themselves show the spaces in which medieval people farmed and made their homes in the English landscape, it added. 'Lost' villages legally protected 2014-06-18T04:00:00Z The skeleton – excavated from a long barrow at Winterbourne Stoke, two miles west of Stonehenge – belonged to a man active in 3,000 BC, when the first earthwork enclosure at Stonehenge was built. Meet The Flintstones Individual camps are ringed by big earthwork defences, heavy machine gun positions, artillery and even huge battle tanks. Under fire on a dangerous Somali road 2013-11-20T13:00:05Z Further earthworks, including mysterious systems of ditches and mounds, were uncovered throughout the 1990s in the western Amazon. Amazon ecology: Footprints in the forest 2013-10-09T17:20:27.567Z But because much of the original fort is buried underneath a Confederate earthwork called Fort Pocahontas, these discoveries forced a painful historical and archaeological trade-off. Civil War fort at Jamestown is dug up to get at 1607 site 2012-05-07T16:19:21Z When standing in the centre of this ancient fortress, nothing is seen but the sky above and the vast earthworks all around. Beauties and Antiquities of Ireland 2012-04-23T02:00:32.180Z Across the veldt, those who cared, might have seen the enemy engaged upon some enormous earthwork, which the general consensus of opinion very quickly determined to be the emplacements for the siege guns. The Siege of Mafeking (1900) 2012-04-04T02:01:01.773Z General Halleck, even after this solemn warning, left Federal Hill to the protection of its earthwork. Baltimore and The Nineteenth of April, 1861 A Study of the War 2012-04-04T02:01:00.923Z The town was defended by seven batteries and earthworks, mounting fifty guns. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1 2012-04-03T02:00:38.807Z Then a number of the men landed to attack the fortress which commanded the bar, and which was merely composed of earthworks. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 3 2012-04-03T02:00:31.900Z The superficial earthwork, or ballast, of a railroad. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z Preparing to resist the invasion, Colonel Hore had already manned the earthwork, which from the days of the Warren expedition has been designated as a fort. The Siege of Mafeking (1900) 2012-04-04T02:01:01.773Z But outside the wall I now saw a second city of huts and tents, with a great earthwork about it, and bastions and demilunes and picquets posted. My Lady Rotha A Romance 2012-02-27T03:00:10.983Z Nor shall I forget my first sight of the city's landward gate, closed by British earthworks, patrolled by British bayonets, with the red standard flying in the setting sun. Cardigan 2012-02-24T03:00:29.073Z A construction of the same type is used in military engineering and fortification as a foundation for a temporary roadway across boggy ground or as a backing for earthworks. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 8 "Hudson River" to "Hurstmonceaux" 2012-02-24T03:00:27.173Z There is no doubt of the fortress having been erected by the Warrennes, but did they construct the enormous earthworks? Through East Anglia in a Motor Car 2012-02-22T03:00:21.787Z The summits of the hills are crowned with earthworks, brown lines of trenches traverse the valley, block houses command the entrances of the bridge. The Siege of Mafeking (1900) 2012-04-04T02:01:01.773Z I find no trace of any other earthworks of that name in England; and it may be very questionable whether this ditch be of ancient earthwork, or of its original natural formation. Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 104, October 25, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. 2012-02-20T03:00:18.340Z I rode on slowly, passing along the stalled line of vehicles, until, just ahead, I caught a glimpse of an earthwork flying the British flag. Cardigan 2012-02-24T03:00:29.073Z About fifteen miles from Savannah we were confronted by earthworks and artillery and on December 10th the enemy retired to their intrenchments at Savannah, Georgia. Civil War Experiences, 1862-1865 Chickamauga, Mission Ridge, Buzzard Roost, Resaca, Rome, New Hope Church, Kenesaw Mountain, Peach Tree Creek, Atlanta, Jonesboro, Averysboro, Bentonville 2012-02-15T03:00:31.957Z Evidence is then quoted to show that the walls and earthworks were the works of different people, and that the Normans availed themselves of these sites in consequence of their strength. Through East Anglia in a Motor Car 2012-02-22T03:00:21.787Z These guns were quite unprotected by earthworks and could be easily seen from the town. The Siege of Mafeking (1900) 2012-04-04T02:01:01.773Z On the adjacent Borough Hill are extensive earthworks, and the discovery of remains here and at Burnt Walls, immediately south, proves the existence of a considerable Roman station. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" 2012-02-11T03:03:39.807Z Our chaise rolled in through the earthworks and down a causeway surrounded by water. Cardigan 2012-02-24T03:00:29.073Z Some two thousand years ago St. Albans was a stronghold of the Britons, protected naturally on two sides by marsh and river; adding to those natural defences an artificial ditch, earthworks, and a palisade. England 2012-02-09T03:00:12.957Z Merely in a state of knowing that, according to the best authority, there is no adequate evidence for believing the earthworks to be Roman. Through East Anglia in a Motor Car 2012-02-22T03:00:21.787Z The working party was divided into those with picks and those with shovels—the one breaking up the ground, the others heaping up the earthwork. The Siege of Mafeking (1900) 2012-04-04T02:01:01.773Z Nat had been fully employed, with the schooner's crew, in removing the guns from the batteries, and placing them on the platforms constructed by the carpenters on the top of the earthworks. A Roving Commission Or, Through the Black Insurrection at Hayti 2012-02-06T03:00:13.023Z We have explored the County from end to end, we have mounted her uplands, we have traversed her fens, we have clambered her earthworks, we have entered her churches. Highways and Byways in Cambridge and Ely 2012-02-03T03:00:22.657Z —I can mention at all events one other earthwork named Grimsdyke in England—the great earthwork, viz., south of Salisbury, which is called Grimsdyke. Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 100, September 27, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. 2012-01-25T03:00:37.190Z How long have the earthworks occupied their present position? Through East Anglia in a Motor Car 2012-02-22T03:00:21.787Z It is not very healthy passing days and nights in these inverted earthworks, but it is eminently safe, and has been the sole means afforded us for escaping the enemy's fire. The Siege of Mafeking (1900) 2012-04-04T02:01:01.773Z The batteries consisted of simple gabions or baskets masked with turf, and concealing fourteen pieces of cannon and 250 men, with flanking earthworks thrown up to protect the gunners. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume I (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:11.530Z Well, trees, earthwork, all are now gone; only the church is left, perched on its slope high above the village street. Highways and Byways in Cambridge and Ely 2012-02-03T03:00:22.657Z Some of them are near Chun Castle, that ancient earthwork, one of the half-dozen or so in the "toe" of Cornwall. Cornwall 2012-01-20T03:00:16.790Z The problem presented by these earthworks and others is a legitimate subject for conjecture. Through East Anglia in a Motor Car 2012-02-22T03:00:21.787Z During Sunday the town put the finishing touches to the earthworks, lunettes, and to the gun emplacements, which will form a more or less complete chain of fortifications around the town. The Siege of Mafeking (1900) 2012-04-04T02:01:01.773Z Determined to prevent this, they had planned the ambuscade, and two other still stronger earthworks which awaited him further on. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume I (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:11.530Z There is also a small prehistoric earthwork, known as "The Round Moats." Highways and Byways in Cambridge and Ely 2012-02-03T03:00:22.657Z Not far from St. Columb Major there is one of the most perfect remains of an ancient castle of the earthwork kind. Cornwall 2012-01-20T03:00:16.790Z At one period antiquaries of repute placed a Roman "camp" here, calling some of the earthworks Roman. Through East Anglia in a Motor Car 2012-02-22T03:00:21.787Z Between them there is an almost unbroken chain of earthworks, manned by detachments from squadrons of the Protectorate Regiment, from the British South Africa Police, from the Cape Police, and even from the Native stadt. The Siege of Mafeking (1900) 2012-04-04T02:01:01.773Z “It’s a disgrace that our patrimony is treated this way,” said Tiago Juruá, the author of a new book here about protecting archaeological sites including the earthworks. Land Carvings Attest to Amazon?s Lost World 2012-01-14T21:14:03Z Magnificent earthworks they are, some 10 feet high on the inner side, and on the outer at least 30, from the bottom of the great ditch which flanks them to the crown of the parapet. Highways and Byways in Cambridge and Ely 2012-02-03T03:00:22.657Z Another place much associated with King Arthur, which cannot be passed over, is the earthwork known as Cardinham Castle about four miles east of Bodmin. Cornwall 2012-01-20T03:00:16.790Z Brandon, the next place passed, was renowed in ancient times for its rabbits and its quarries of gunflints, and the "Grime's graves" in the vicinity are said to be interesting earthworks. Through East Anglia in a Motor Car 2012-02-22T03:00:21.787Z British earthworks and Roman roads and relics prove later occupation. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" 2012-01-11T03:00:20.463Z For Brazil’s scientists and researchers, Ms. Schaan said, the earthworks are “one of the most important discoveries of our time.” Land Carvings Attest to Amazon?s Lost World 2012-01-14T21:14:03Z Half a century ago it was the prettiest of villages, with its eponymous "well," shaded by magnificent trees, gushing from the hill-side, in the midst of a prehistoric earthwork, just below the noble church. Highways and Byways in Cambridge and Ely 2012-02-03T03:00:22.657Z The enemy was posted on heights that rose in regular slopes from the shore crowned here and there by earthworks. Nurse and Spy in the Union Army The Adventures and Experiences of a Woman in Hospitals, Camps, and Battle-Fields 2012-01-07T03:00:15.907Z Considering that the earthwork is a hundred feet high and a thousand feet in compass it would certainly be rather a large-sized burial mound. Through East Anglia in a Motor Car 2012-02-22T03:00:21.787Z Sometimes there was a double or a triple moat with earthworks between. The Fijians A Study of the Decay of Custom 2011-12-30T03:00:25.917Z We heard from Bob this morning at Morris Island; with his regiment, building earthworks and mounting guns. Notes of a Son and Brother 2011-12-29T03:00:14.087Z Here then the great earthwork, which we saw on Newmarket Heath, ends its ten-mile climb from the Fen at Reach, 350 feet below. Highways and Byways in Cambridge and Ely 2012-02-03T03:00:22.657Z Poe, Captain, constructs Federal earthworks at Knoxville, 496; report on work by citizens and contrabands, 500. From Manassas to Appomattox Memoirs of The Civil War in America 2011-12-28T03:00:39.977Z He died in 211.44.This is the earthwork which runs parallel to the wall of Hadrian, between the Solway and the Tyne, at an interval of from 30 to 1,300 yards from it. Bede's Ecclesiastical History of England 2011-12-19T03:00:41.437Z The Mbati and the outlying villages were meanwhile strengthening their defences, either by entrenching a neighbouring hill-top or by deepening the moat, and building reed fences with intricate passages through the earthwork ramparts. The Fijians A Study of the Decay of Custom 2011-12-30T03:00:25.917Z I made them admit that Todleben's earthworks were a new feature in war—baskets of earth used for forts on the inside of Sebastopol, put up impromptu, and holding these armies so long at bay. My Life in Many States and in Foreign Lands Dictated in My Seventy-Fourth Year 2011-12-12T03:00:33.863Z Among the chief regiments behind the formidable earthworks were seven of the Shah’s best and bravest including his guards, and the very flower of his army. Shireen and her Friends Pages from the Life of a Persian Cat 2011-12-08T03:00:24.107Z Fort Loudon, afterwards called for the gallant Sanders, who fell defending it, was a bastion earthwork, built upon an irregular quadrilateral. From Manassas to Appomattox Memoirs of The Civil War in America 2011-12-28T03:00:39.977Z Before the Norman Conquest there were no masonry built castles in Cornwall, only stockades of wood surmounting earthworks or piled up masses of stone uncemented. Cornwall 2011-12-05T03:00:38.530Z "I should be glad to give you some idea of the enemy's earthworks," said the Major with a covetous glance in the direction of the chintz window-curtains. The Passionate Elopement 2011-12-02T03:00:19.930Z East of the town are the earthworks designed to assist Tilbury Fort in obstructing the passage up river of an enemy’s force. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z We have in Wisconsin a reminder of the Aztec theory, in the name Aztalan, early applied to a notable group of earthworks in Jefferson county. Stories of the Badger State 2011-11-27T03:00:12.687Z The left rested at Yorktown, which was fortified by continuous earthworks, strong water and land batteries, and rifle-trenches reaching to the right, connecting with those behind the Warwick. From Manassas to Appomattox Memoirs of The Civil War in America 2011-12-28T03:00:39.977Z Where the hill top does not admit of the circular form the earthworks adapt themselves to the contour of the hill. Cornwall 2011-12-05T03:00:38.530Z With earthworks and logs he caused his men to hastily fortify their camp, grimly called by him Fort Necessity. Legends of Loudoun An account of the history and homes of a border county of Virginia's Northern Neck 2011-11-26T03:00:16.703Z Or his leading part of same regiment in a charge upon an enemy’s earthwork near Santo Tomás, where he was wounded? The Inhabitants of the Philippines 2011-11-23T03:00:21.653Z Other earthworks are long lines, or squares, or circles, and are probably fortifications; some of the best examples of these are still to be traced at Aztalan, Wisconsin. Stories of the Badger State 2011-11-27T03:00:12.687Z Anticipating this move as the possible result of operations against his lower line, General Magruder had constructed a series of earthworks about two miles in front of Williamsburg. From Manassas to Appomattox Memoirs of The Civil War in America 2011-12-28T03:00:39.977Z Then, last fall, the archaeologists located remnants of a new structure beneath Civil War earthworks. Ruins of Oldest U.S. Protestant Church May Be at Jamestown 2011-11-14T04:25:18Z Centuries later Scandinavian rovers raided the coasts, leaving traces of their more or less temporary occupation in such place-names as Burry Holms, Worms Head and Swansea, and probably also in some cliff earthworks. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" 2011-11-13T03:00:13.177Z Of earthwork there is but little; of works of art, such as viaducts and tunnels, commonly none. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 4, November 1, 1851 2011-11-03T02:00:15.113Z Many thousands of these earthworks have been opened, some by scientists, many more by curiosity seekers, and their contents have, for the most part, found their way into public museums. Stories of the Badger State 2011-11-27T03:00:12.687Z These were defended at some points by earthworks well manned. From Manassas to Appomattox Memoirs of The Civil War in America 2011-12-28T03:00:39.977Z To these tribes may be attributed the great earthworks of the southern portion of Ohio and the adjacent regions bordering the Ohio River. Villages of the Algonquian, Siouan, and Caddoan Tribes West of the Mississippi 2011-11-02T02:00:10.087Z It retains an ancient town hall; there is a good market cross; and in the neighbourhood, along the Fal, are several early earthworks. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" 2011-11-13T03:00:13.177Z The consequences of this have been to reduce in an immense proportion the cost of earthwork, bridges, and viaducts, even in parts of the country where the character of the surface is least favorable. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 4, November 1, 1851 2011-11-03T02:00:15.113Z That the abbey of Holme Cultram was once both a fortress and a church is shown to this day by the remains of earthworks which once served for its defence. Bygone Cumberland and Westmorland 2011-11-01T02:00:23.027Z Sumner, besides his greater force, having some advantage from the earthworks previously constructed, repulsed Magruder’s attack, and the affair of cross-purposes failed of effect. From Manassas to Appomattox Memoirs of The Civil War in America 2011-12-28T03:00:39.977Z Many had undoubtedly occupied the upper parts of the Ohio Valley, and were probably the builders of the great earthworks discovered in that region. Villages of the Algonquian, Siouan, and Caddoan Tribes West of the Mississippi 2011-11-02T02:00:10.087Z Grim seems to be a Teutonic god or devil, who might be credited with the wish to build earthworks in unreasonably short periods of time. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" 2011-11-13T03:00:13.177Z Upon the summit of the rock-bound hill That looks down on the lowland plains afar, Are seen the outlines of the earthworks still Remaining there, rude vestiges of war. Authors and Writers Associated with Morristown With a Chapter on Historic Morristown 2011-10-25T02:00:25.713Z Around this ill-fated spot were stretched a cordon of connected earthworks, which completely enveloped the palisades, and commanded, with seventeen guns, every nook and corner of the enclosure. Martyria or Andersonville Prison 2011-10-22T02:00:28.563Z Our men protected themselves by throwing up an earthwork in front of the camp, with a ditch behind it wide enough and deep enough to shelter all in case of necessity. A Narrative of Service with the Third Wisconsin Infantry 2011-10-15T02:00:29.757Z Back towards Washington, on every rising ground, the red embankments showed where earthworks had been thrown up to defend the front. From School to Battle-field A Story of the War Days 2011-10-10T02:00:19.987Z It has been covered with white tents during the British occupation of Boston; dotted with earthworks behind which the enemy crouched, expecting an attack by Washington upon their stronghold. Ocean to Ocean on Horseback Being the Story of a Tour in the Saddle from the Atlantic to the Pacific; with Especial Reference to the Early History and Devel 2011-10-06T02:00:32.743Z Here and there a shot rang out from the earthworks, but for the most part the Turks in that locality were restrained from firing lest the flashes should indicate the position of the trenches. The Fight for Constantinople A Story of the Gallipoli Peninsula 2011-10-04T02:00:17.837Z They climbed the parapets of the earthworks, and gloated and made merry over the scene of suffering. Martyria or Andersonville Prison 2011-10-22T02:00:28.563Z At the railroad bridge over the Chattahoochee, where we took position, earthworks had already been built. A Narrative of Service with the Third Wisconsin Infantry 2011-10-15T02:00:29.757Z After being defeated and driven back by the 3d corps, they awaited our approach, having fortified the western slope by a strong earthwork of felled trees, shrubbery and brush, forming an almost impenetrable abattis. Campaign of the Fourteenth Regiment New Jersey Volunteers 2011-09-29T02:00:13.017Z These loop-holes were of wicker-work, like bottomless waste-paper baskets, and were built into the earthwork of the parapet so that a man, looking through one, had a foot of earth and logs above his head. Cupid in Africa 2011-09-28T02:00:21.467Z Hundreds of Turks were busy, working by lantern-light, in digging themselves in, while the whole system of earthworks literally bristled with machine-guns. The Fight for Constantinople A Story of the Gallipoli Peninsula 2011-10-04T02:00:17.837Z Looking through the crevices between the palisade in the hope of seeing something, one sees nothing but a little corner of the sky, and a high earthwork, covered with the long grass of the steppe. The House of the Dead or Prison Life in Siberia with an introduction by Julius Bramont 2011-09-27T02:00:18.213Z At about noon on the 15th, General Butterfield, with our Third Division, moved forward to attack an earthwork and a four-gun battery, which the enemy held in his front. A Narrative of Service with the Third Wisconsin Infantry 2011-10-15T02:00:29.757Z The weather was very cold, and visions of earthworks and trenches in front of Petersburg rose vividly before the men, and none wished to go. Campaign of the Fourteenth Regiment New Jersey Volunteers 2011-09-29T02:00:13.017Z About three miles from the town, are the earthworks of Whitley castle, where relics of antiquity have frequently been discovered. Curiosities of Great Britain: England and Wales Delineated Vol.1-11 Historical, Entertaining & Commercial; Alphabetically Arranged. 11 Volume set. 2011-09-26T02:00:29.140Z The troops engaged in throwing up earthworks and digging trenches had promptly vanished on hearing the explosion of the first bomb. The Fight for Constantinople A Story of the Gallipoli Peninsula 2011-10-04T02:00:17.837Z Julius Caesar attacked it in 52 B.C., but was beaten off; some walls and earthworks seem still to survive from this period. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 7 "Geoponici" to "Germany" 2011-09-26T02:00:25.313Z Its remains still exist, about one-fourth of a mile north of the termination of the Bellamy Road, its earthworks being still strongly marked. The Spaniards in Florida Comprising the notable settlement of the Huguenots in 1564, and the History and Antiquities of St. Augustine, Founded A.D. 1565 2011-09-24T02:00:14.187Z At eleven we passed an abandoned outpost of earthworks—thrown up, probably, by a detached company guarding the road. Campaigning with Crook and Stories of Army Life 2011-09-21T02:00:34.517Z A castle formerly stood here, but no vestiges of the walls can now be seen: remnants, however, of the foss and earthworks point out the spot where it was situated. Curiosities of Great Britain: England and Wales Delineated Vol.1-11 Historical, Entertaining & Commercial; Alphabetically Arranged. 11 Volume set. 2011-09-26T02:00:29.140Z We'll have to go jolly slow till we get outside the earthworks. The Fight for Constantinople A Story of the Gallipoli Peninsula 2011-10-04T02:00:17.837Z At a little distance behind lies a high embankment, which carries the railway from Manchester to Liverpool, while the Mersey itself, though not wide, has steep banks with earthworks thrown up to prevent floods. The Great War in England in 1897 2011-09-20T02:00:17.083Z The original structure, however, stood out in the centre of the street, while the site of the present church was occupied by the earthworks and buildings of the second fort. The Life and Times of Kateri Tekakwitha The Lily of the Mohawks 2011-09-16T02:00:21.817Z They threw up earthworks during the night, dug moats and set up palisades, and utilized even their carts to cover themselves. The Executioner's Knife Or Joan of Arc 2011-09-13T02:00:34.817Z Afterwards I heard that trenches and earthworks were made along the whole of the German and Austrian frontiers, a result of both sides finding it impossible to make any material headway into each other's territory. In the Russian Ranks A Soldier's Account of the Fighting in Poland 2011-09-11T02:00:08.747Z Engineers came with him to inspect the fortress and earthworks. Pan Michael An Historical Novel of Poland, the Ukraine, and Turkey. 2011-09-10T02:00:24.983Z He returned shortly with the intelligence that the Arabs were in great force, and had both camels and cavalry, and that they had also thrown up a strong earthwork on the hill around their position. O'er Many Lands, on Many Seas 2011-09-08T02:00:19.987Z At last about two furlongs distant a square earthwork was laid bare. The Deluge, Vol. II. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. 2011-09-05T02:00:23.933Z Arrived there she learned that the English had decamped over night, given up Senlis, and withdrawn to Paris, the earthworks they had thrown up being intended merely to delay their pursuit—'" Bishop Cauchon—"Witchcraft! The Executioner's Knife Or Joan of Arc 2011-09-13T02:00:34.817Z There are many evidences, such as ancient earthworks and tanks, of its historical importance. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" 2011-09-02T02:00:20.450Z On December 30 the inhabitants threw up earthworks at the foot of the Gilbert hill, working night and day without distinction of age or sex, Jókai and his wife amongst them. Tales From J?kai 2011-09-02T02:00:19.183Z There are earthworks near some of the mounds that seem to have been built as forts, so they probably fought in wars. Little Folks of North America Stories about children living in the different parts of North America 2011-09-01T02:00:19.377Z A wild “hurrah,” and over the crest of the earthworks they leaped with their bayonets at the charge, followed by a deadly hand-to-hand struggle within the earthworks. The Young Dragoon Every Day Life of a Soldier 2011-08-31T02:01:26.737Z Then the isthmus a few miles north of the town, between it and Bulair, was fortified with strong earthworks by English and French engineers, mainly on the lines of the old works constructed in 1357. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" 2011-08-24T02:00:20.690Z The poor fellow wandered about in the daytime on the Downs, hiding in the fir copses, lying on the ancient earthwork entrenchment, and dreaming of his fair Florence, so many hundreds of miles away. World's End A Story in Three Books 2011-08-16T02:00:47.740Z These men worked night and day digging trenches and throwing up earthworks. Through Shot and Flame The Adventures and Experiences of J. D. Kestell Chaplain to President Steyn and General Christian De Wet 2011-08-16T02:00:45.283Z In one spot the fosse was partly filled up, and an opening cut in the rampart, by which he rode through and found the “castle,” a vast earthwork of unknown antiquity. Greene Ferne Farm 2011-08-14T02:00:22.210Z The Poles had to raise new ramparts to render the earthworks of the Cossacks useless and make defence easier for their own reduced forces. With Fire and Sword An Historical Novel of Poland and Russia. 2011-08-12T02:00:19.797Z Beyond ran the palisades and earthworks—feeble fortifications between the feeble garrison and the limitless, foe-infested wilderness. Old Trails on the Niagara Frontier 2011-08-06T02:00:04.917Z From an ancient earthwork camp or “castle,” this Down was known as Berbury Hill, and the level plain was often called Berbury racecourse. World's End A Story in Three Books 2011-08-16T02:00:47.740Z I found that it had often been so intolerable that the burghers were driven out of the earthworks and compelled to seek shelter behind the hill slopes. Through Shot and Flame The Adventures and Experiences of J. D. Kestell Chaplain to President Steyn and General Christian De Wet 2011-08-16T02:00:45.283Z “This be th’ Cas’l,” said the guide, meaning entrenchments—earthworks are called “castles.” Greene Ferne Farm 2011-08-14T02:00:22.210Z A part of the earthworks was swept away. With Fire and Sword An Historical Novel of Poland and Russia. 2011-08-12T02:00:19.797Z There is another such a pond half a mile or more from the earthwork in another direction, but also on a level, making two upon this high and exposed down. Wild Life in a Southern County 2011-08-04T02:00:27.037Z On the morning of the 19th of July the men of Luxembourg's army found themselves confronted by a powerful line of earthworks manned by a brave and steady foe. William the Third 2011-07-31T02:00:12.077Z The hostile artillery had the range to a nicety; each shell followed the other with precision, and burst with terrific uproar on the patch of earthworks held by our infantry. South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 3 (of 6) From the Battle of Colenso, 15th Dec. 1899, to Lord Roberts's Advance into the Free State, 12th Feb. 1900 2011-07-29T02:00:27.053Z For a fortnight or three weeks there had been no more fighting; the city and Bazaine's army were surrounded by huge earthworks, which the Prussians had armed with guns. The Pl?biscite or, A Miller's Story of the War 2011-07-27T02:00:38.240Z Water washed down the Cossack earthworks, roared in the ditches and zigzags, filled the covered places, though provided with ditches, and ran roaring over the plain as if pursuing the Cossacks. With Fire and Sword An Historical Novel of Poland and Russia. 2011-08-12T02:00:19.797Z Here, to begin with, on the same ridge as the earthwork and not a quarter of a mile distant, is a small clump of wind-harassed trees, growing on the very edge. Wild Life in a Southern County 2011-08-04T02:00:27.037Z Guests peer from beach chairs at berms and earthworks. The Dead Sea: Deader Than Ever and Getting More So 2011-07-20T06:55:00Z Clifford said that while they seemed to be throwing up earthworks there had been no big guns mounted, and he did not believe that the rebels had many. Peggy Owen at Yorktown 2011-07-17T02:00:35.830Z At the head of the ridge is the castle, on the site of a great British earthwork. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1 "Evangelical Church Conference" to "Fairbairn, Sir William" 2011-07-16T02:00:16.387Z The zigzags were already so near that musketry fire reached the ramparts; the earthworks smoked like little volcanoes from morning till evening. With Fire and Sword An Historical Novel of Poland and Russia. 2011-08-12T02:00:19.797Z From the earthwork the sites of four such warrens, now cultivated, can be seen within the radius of as many miles. Wild Life in a Southern County 2011-08-04T02:00:27.037Z Near the Kaskaskia river are numerous mounds and earthworks, which denote a heavy ancient population. Scenes and Andventures in the Semi-Alpine Region of the Ozark Mountains of Missouri and Arkansas 2011-07-10T02:00:18.883Z As a beginning, can you tell me if those earthworks yonder are the remains of British entrenchments?” Peggy Owen at Yorktown 2011-07-17T02:00:35.830Z Traces are also seen of the surrounding earthworks, which may have belonged to the original British stronghold. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1 "Evangelical Church Conference" to "Fairbairn, Sir William" 2011-07-16T02:00:16.387Z We found the enemy in earthworks on the edge of the river on the opposite bank, with quite a heavy fort on the hills back from the river, mounting three guns en barbette. Chickamauga, Useless, Disastrous Battle 2011-07-08T02:00:23.030Z The most commanding down is crowned with the grassy mound and trenches of an ancient earthwork, from whence there is a noble view of hill and plain. Wild Life in a Southern County 2011-08-04T02:00:27.037Z Here still exist the traces of great earthworks, covering a space of a hundred acres, while numerous finds of Roman coins and pottery have been made from time to time. The Dover Road Annals of an Ancient Turnpike 2011-07-04T02:00:17.130Z Small forts have been erected at intervals with earthworks, and a few pieces of cannon; they contain each from 150 to 200 men. Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. 2011-06-25T02:00:14.203Z Only the women and children remained, for the men had been compelled to throw up earthworks to defend the lagoon from the anticipated attack. Rounding up the Raider A Naval Story of the Great War 2011-06-24T02:00:25.163Z The men, discarding their heavy greatcoats, were busily engaged in throwing up earthworks, while almost within arm's-length their rifles were piled, each weapon with its bayonet fixed. The Dispatch-Riders The Adventures of Two British Motor-cyclists in the Great War 2011-06-24T02:00:22.377Z The magnitude of the space enclosed by the earthwork, the height of the rampart and depth of the fosse, show that it was originally intended to be occupied by a large force. Wild Life in a Southern County 2011-08-04T02:00:27.037Z The circular earthwork of the redoubt still remains in very good preservation, surrounded with trees, the successors of those which covered the hill when the Britons and Romans contended together here. The Dover Road Annals of an Ancient Turnpike 2011-07-04T02:00:17.130Z Though thus assailed from two sides at once, the rebels lying under their earthwork were entirely protected from both, and safe in their little fortress, returned the fire as fast as it was given. The Story of Bacon's Rebellion 2011-06-16T02:00:14.737Z The most commanding down is crowned with the grassy mould and trenches of an ancient earthwork, from whence there is a noble view of hill and plain. The Eulogy of Richard Jefferies 2011-05-27T02:00:19.437Z Their batteries now turned their fire on the forts, which suffered severely, and on the earthworks near Bondy. The Franco-German War of 1870-71 2011-05-26T02:00:14.447Z There is a ploughed field here right upon the ridge of the down, close to the ancient earthwork, where in dry summers I have seen ripening oats barely a foot high, and barley equally short. Wild Life in a Southern County 2011-08-04T02:00:27.037Z But on none of these occasions were any earthworks thrown up, and the fosses and ditches that still remain to be explored are of undoubted Roman construction. The Dover Road Annals of an Ancient Turnpike 2011-07-04T02:00:17.130Z The ring is surrounded by earthworks, now grass-grown and trodden down, unkept since the Revolutionary days, when West Point was a Gibraltar. A Cadet's Honor Mark Mallory's Heroism 2011-05-15T02:00:10.653Z Texas and his companion had sprung up and dashed across the path and disappeared over the earthworks of old Fort Clinton. On Guard Mark Mallory's Celebration 2011-05-15T02:00:09.877Z A stationary fight now ensued, but the 67th presently renewed the attack, and without allowing themselves to be checked by the earthworks forced their way into P�rouse. The Franco-German War of 1870-71 2011-05-26T02:00:14.447Z A low thick hawthorn hedge runs along some distance below the earthwork just at the foot of the steepest part of the hill. Wild Life in a Southern County 2011-08-04T02:00:27.037Z It includes the digging up of stones, earthworks, &c. History of the Commune of 1871 2011-05-07T02:00:33.113Z But though they all professed to see slight traces of the earthworks, it required imagination rather than eyesight to discern even a slight trace of Poutrincourt's fort. Amy in Acadia A Story for Girls 2011-04-29T02:00:08.307Z The weak point about the extemporized earthworks, which eventually led to the fall of the place, was the want of good bomb-proof cover near the parapets. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 6 "Foraminifera" to "Fox, Edward" 2011-04-22T02:00:08.637Z All the troops immediately set about the construction of earthworks, and of bridges over the Moselle above and below the fortress. The Franco-German War of 1870-71 2011-05-26T02:00:14.447Z There is a rough grass growing within the enclosure of the earthwork and here and there upon the hills, which the sheep will not eat, so that it remains in matted masses. Wild Life in a Southern County 2011-08-04T02:00:27.037Z Of fortifications or earthworks there were none; merely a few barricades at the foot of the external boulevards had been begun. History of the Commune of 1871 2011-05-07T02:00:33.113Z Probably this wonderful earthwork was connected with some old religion. American Indians 2011-04-21T02:00:55.200Z The earthworks, commanding a ford of the river, are apparently of very early date, and probably bore a castle from Norman times. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 6 "Foraminifera" to "Fox, Edward" 2011-04-22T02:00:08.637Z The bringing down of the earthwork angle which remained standing, was postponed till the beginning of the assault. The Franco-German War of 1870-71 2011-05-26T02:00:14.447Z The provision of cover, that is to say, concealment from view or protection from fire, ultimately became the dominant factor in the design of earthworks. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 2: Ebert to Estremadura 2011-04-14T02:00:56.200Z To the north the town is sheltered by hills rising sharply to heights of 400 to 500 ft., on several of which, such as Sugarloaf and Castle Hills, are ancient earthworks. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 "Fleury, Claude" to "Foraker" 2011-04-03T02:00:20.883Z At one time these earthworks and relics were generally believed to be the work of a single, highly civilized people, who preceded the Indians, who were not related to them, and who are now extinct. American Indians 2011-04-21T02:00:55.200Z Like Vauban he was distinguished as a fighting engineer, both in attack and defence; but in the attack he differed from him in Coehoorn. relying more on powerful artillery fire than systematic earthworks. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 6 "Foraminifera" to "Fox, Edward" 2011-04-22T02:00:08.637Z The artillery positions were considerably strengthened, and the cannon fire was directed against the earthworks south of Bretonneux. The Franco-German War of 1870-71 2011-05-26T02:00:14.447Z The employment of entrenchments, or earthworks, in connection with military operations dates from the earliest times. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 2: Ebert to Estremadura 2011-04-14T02:00:56.200Z After this fight, which began the war, Washington returned to Great Meadows, and, learning that a large body of French were marching against him, hastily threw up rough earthworks, which he called Fort Necessity. American Leaders and Heroes A preliminary text-book in United States History 2011-04-03T02:00:17.547Z To the south of the stone wall, at a distance perpetually varying from a few yards to half a mile, runs the vallum, or earthwork, consisting, where most perfect, of three ramparts and a fosse. With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 3 2011-03-21T02:00:11.920Z In earthworks they excelled; and in such work as building and moving about colossal wooden towers under war conditions, they accomplished things at which nowadays we can only wonder. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 6 "Foraminifera" to "Fox, Edward" 2011-04-22T02:00:08.637Z The rocky nature of the soil could not but increase the labour of throwing up earthworks, and the cold season was approaching. The Franco-German War of 1870-71 2011-05-26T02:00:14.447Z The Pincio is still surrounded with earthworks, and the barricades remain outside the gates: a great open moat yawns in front of the door of the English Church. Story of My Life, volumes 1-3 2011-03-20T02:00:26.607Z Santa Anna had gathered here an army of some fifteen thousand men, and had thrown up strong earthworks commanding the defile. The Middle Period 1817-1858 2011-03-14T03:01:05.737Z To the north a boggy plain stretched away and away, ridged with black pits, like long earthworks, from which the turf had been cut. The Charm of Ireland 2011-03-10T03:00:53.650Z In comparing the resistance made behind the earthworks of Sevastopol with the recorded defences of permanent works, it is essential to remember that the conditions there were quite abnormal. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 6 "Foraminifera" to "Fox, Edward" 2011-04-22T02:00:08.637Z It was significant that they were busy in the construction of earthworks. The Franco-German War of 1870-71 2011-05-26T02:00:14.447Z The first publication of "Smithsonian Contributions" was a work on the mounds and earthworks found in the Mississippi valley, a most fascinating study. Famous Men of Science 2011-03-08T03:00:49.717Z Numerous early earthworks fringe the hills to the south. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7 "Equation" to "Ethics" 2011-02-27T03:00:31.973Z Forts can be strengthened to almost any extent, and protected by earthworks of all kinds, but there is a limit to the thickness and weight of the armour plate with which ships can be clad. The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 3 (of 10) 2011-02-26T03:00:45.583Z The structures in or about which, they were originally placed were probably of wood, and great mounds and earthworks, like the teocallis of Mexico, were associated with them. The International Monthly, Volume 5, No. 4, April, 1852 2011-02-23T03:00:33.760Z The French commandant had thrown up lines of earthworks between the forts, and had garrisoned them with soldiers. The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 2 (of 10) From the Battle of Mons to the Fall of Antwerp. 2011-02-19T03:01:10.063Z When the shell reaches its target this substance explodes with such terrific force that it will smash a wall, a house, or an earthwork. The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 1 (of 10) From the Beginning of the War to the Landing of the British Army in France 2011-02-19T03:01:09.157Z Here are the bastions and parapet of the city wall, with which the soldiers of the Middle Ages faced and fortified the British earthwork. Canterbury 2011-02-17T03:00:20.527Z Across the plains the Germans had made a maze of very strong trenches and earthworks with deep underground chambers, floored and roofed with wood. The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 3 (of 10) 2011-02-26T03:00:45.583Z The number of enclosures or earthworks which have been surveyed by them, and of which they have taken careful admeasurements, exceeds ninety. The Progress of Ethnology An Account of Recent Archaeological, Philological and Geographical Researches in Various Parts of the Globe 2011-02-12T03:00:34.983Z Two forts blocked their way, one of them being on the site of an old earthwork known as the Camp of the Romans. The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 2 (of 10) From the Battle of Mons to the Fall of Antwerp. 2011-02-19T03:01:10.063Z The earthworks now shown to tourists as the lines of Montcalm are of later construction; and though on the same ground, are not on the same plan. Historic Handbook of the Northern Tour 2011-02-10T03:00:53.020Z This naturally leads us from his birthplace, along St. George's Terrace, which is really the old earthwork faced with mediæval stone, to the spot where atheists, heretics, traitors, and witches used to meet their fate. Canterbury 2011-02-17T03:00:20.527Z Hits were frequently made both on the forts at Cape Helles and at Kum Kale, on the opposite shore; but what happened to the low earthworks of the batteries at Sedd-el-Bahr was difficult to ascertain. The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 3 (of 10) 2011-02-26T03:00:45.583Z An earthwork was thrown up across the narrow ridge separating the last long reach of the Don from the Bay; and in addition, a trench was cut across the same ridge. Toronto of Old 2011-02-10T03:00:45.907Z By means of earthworks and trenches he made a great fortified zone, which encircled the forts at such a distance that the German howitzers were kept out of range. The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 2 (of 10) From the Battle of Mons to the Fall of Antwerp. 2011-02-19T03:01:10.063Z It abutts on a palisaded earthwork that can be easily taken. The Pocket Bible or Christian the Printer A Tale of the Sixteenth Century 2011-01-27T03:00:40.940Z The feasibility study will see engineers looking at 31 bridge and culverts, as well as earthworks on the route. Disused rail line reopening study 2011-01-23T08:56:19Z Across the island at the northern limit of the town, on the line of what is now Wall Street, they built a wall with stout palisades backed by earthworks. Dutch and English on the Hudson A Chronicle of Colonial New York 2011-01-17T03:00:47.770Z In company with the Captain, she also visited the earthworks and fortifications around Richmond, and gained many valuable points of information in regard to their number and extent. The Spy of the Rebellion Being a True History of the Spy System of the United States Army during the Late Rebellion, 2011-01-17T03:00:42.913Z Not slow our eyes to find it—well we knew who stood behind it, Though the earthwork hid them from us, and the stubborn walls were dumb. Brenda, Her School and Her Club 2011-01-15T03:00:31.087Z Behind that line of earthworks, the tops of the officers' tents, surmounted with bannerets and floating pennants, could be seen. The Pocket Bible or Christian the Printer A Tale of the Sixteenth Century 2011-01-27T03:00:40.940Z "Useful advice is given which the railway engineer and earthwork contractor may profit by." Scamping Tricks and Odd Knowledge Occasionally Practised upon Public Works 2011-01-14T03:00:46.103Z Fredericksen found material and labor so scarce that he could plan at first only a blockhouse surrounded by palisades of red cedar strengthened with earthworks. Dutch and English on the Hudson A Chronicle of Colonial New York 2011-01-17T03:00:47.770Z On the following day Webster concluded to make another inspection of the earthworks around the city. The Spy of the Rebellion Being a True History of the Spy System of the United States Army during the Late Rebellion, 2011-01-17T03:00:42.913Z His heaviest cannon and his largest howitzers are in position around Maryee's house, behind earthworks. The Boys of '61 or, Four Years of Fighting, Personal Observations with the Army and Navy 2011-01-05T03:00:55.123Z The lake road ran at right angles, and was fortified by an earthwork, furnished with embrasures, and these armed with falconets. The Pocket Bible or Christian the Printer A Tale of the Sixteenth Century 2011-01-27T03:00:40.940Z The Builder: "We gladly welcome Mr. Newman's book on slips in earthworks as an important contribution to a right comprehension of such matters." Scamping Tricks and Odd Knowledge Occasionally Practised upon Public Works 2011-01-14T03:00:46.103Z Early in the morning, on our way down to the boat, we came upon these earthworks overgrown with yellow wheat and red poppies sparkling with dew. Stained Glass Tours in England 2011-01-03T03:01:00.547Z Of Helland, principally known for its two circular earthworks called "The Castles," is told this story. Nooks and Corners of Cornwall 2010-12-30T03:00:24.033Z He had improved his old earthworks and thrown up new ones. The Boys of '61 or, Four Years of Fighting, Personal Observations with the Army and Navy 2011-01-05T03:00:55.123Z Beyond the desert waste, lay the enemy's entrenchments—earthworks strengthened with gabions and trunks of trees, and here and there crenelated with the embrasures for their batteries. The Pocket Bible or Christian the Printer A Tale of the Sixteenth Century 2011-01-27T03:00:40.940Z In fact, to save time, the earthworks are already complete. Construction schedule on Chinese third-generation nuclear plants races ahead of European models 2010-12-28T14:00:50Z Upon gaining the outskirts of Accomac, I met Company 3, Regiment 5, Mackerel Brigade, just coming out to make a bayonet-charge upon one of the Confederacy's earthworks not far away. The Orpheus C. Kerr Papers. Series 2 2010-12-28T03:00:18.560Z There is no evidence to say by whom this earthwork, which in parts is 7 ft. high and 20 ft. wide, was built. Nooks and Corners of Cornwall 2010-12-30T03:00:24.033Z The moonlight lay in a golden flood along the waters, revealing the distant outline of the Rebel earthworks. The Boys of '61 or, Four Years of Fighting, Personal Observations with the Army and Navy 2011-01-05T03:00:55.123Z Caerau is a little village of perhaps one hundred souls, crouched at the foot of a steep hill on whose summit are the ancient earthworks of a Roman camp. British Goblins Welsh Folk-lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions 2010-12-20T17:11:57.810Z Where some of the old levees were built with dredged mud and shell fill that washed away in the storm, the new earthworks are toughened with clay. In New Orleans, Ring of Protection Is Close to Completion 2010-08-23T18:09:00Z Much of the rail network is Victorian, and tracks were laid alongside rivers and coasts, and built through cuttings and on earthworks, because early locomotives needed the lowest gradients possible. Network Rail study to assess impact of climate change 2010-07-01T17:53:00Z Near by is Helsbury Beacon, 700 ft. above sea-level, and crowned with a fine circular earthwork which has a barbican on the east. Nooks and Corners of Cornwall 2010-12-30T03:00:24.033Z The Fifth Maine battery was in an exceedingly favorable position, at an angle of the earthworks, east of the hill, and cut down the Rebels with a destructive enfilading fire. The Boys of '61 or, Four Years of Fighting, Personal Observations with the Army and Navy 2011-01-05T03:00:55.123Z It was granted by the Conqueror to Roger de Montgomery, who built the castle on the site of the ancient earthwork. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" The indications behind the German lines were that they saw the need of constructing stronger earthworks to withstand the American fire. The Story of the Great War, Volume VII (of VIII) American Food and Ships; Palestine; Italy invaded; Great German Offensive; Americans in Picardy; Americans on the Marne; Foch's Counteroffensive. Meath, covered with earthworks representing the sites of the ancient royal buildings, which can all be clearly located from ancient descriptions. Myths & Legends of the Celtic Race In the churchyard is a fine cross and round it earthworks and tumuli. Nooks and Corners of Cornwall 2010-12-30T03:00:24.033Z Lee came and occupied the town, threw up his earthworks, and planted his batteries. The Boys of '61 or, Four Years of Fighting, Personal Observations with the Army and Navy 2011-01-05T03:00:55.123Z Among such antiquities are great earthworks in the form of mounds, or of raised enclosures, crowning the tops of hills, river peninsulas, &c., and no doubt serving for defence. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 A to Amide His structures, such as the hut, fence, stockade, earthwork, &c., may be poor and clumsy, but they are of the same nature as our own. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo" De Soto had begun the construction of an earthwork fort at the entrance to Santiago. The History of Cuba, vol. 1 During the fourteenth century difficulties arose, and after that only the Cornish came to the old earthwork for their debates. Nooks and Corners of Cornwall 2010-12-30T03:00:24.033Z Strong earthworks had been thrown up around the city early in the war, but the troops in the city were not sufficient to man them. The Boys of '61 or, Four Years of Fighting, Personal Observations with the Army and Navy 2011-01-05T03:00:55.123Z Therefore the English, including women and children, hastily erected earthworks and built a small fort on top of the town hill. William Bradford of Plymouth The latter had offered to erect the stockades for a small fort if the settlers would do the earthworks. Maori and Settler A Story of The New Zealand War The harbor boasted a single wharf or pier, of logs and earth, near which for protection two small cannon were placed behind an earthwork. The History of Cuba, vol. 1 Here in out-of-the-way places are relics of forgotten creeds and peoples, earthworks, amphitheatres, castles, the caves of smugglers, and the subterranean hiding-places of neolithic man. Nooks and Corners of Cornwall 2010-12-30T03:00:24.033Z He ambled up the steps of the brown-stone house as if he were charging earthworks. Last Words There are numerous early earthworks on the chalk hills in the neighbourhood. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1 "Bisharin" to "Bohea" Mr. Preece led the advanced party, and found the defences consisted of two lines of strong earthworks extending across a flat shoulder, either end resting on a cliff. Maori and Settler A Story of The New Zealand War An old earthwork fort near the present township of Manaia was the scene of many cremations of the Maori dead in former days. The Belief in Immortality and the Worship of the Dead Vol. II On the road to Wadebridge is an earthwork known as Castle Killibury or Kelly Rounds, which was known to have been in existence—and out of repair—as early as 1478. Nooks and Corners of Cornwall 2010-12-30T03:00:24.033Z The Strangers were now drawn up by one of the earthworks, but it would be a long time before they went into action. The Guns of Europe Many of these earthworks still remain all over Ireland, and are well known by the names lis, rath, fort, &c.; and some have high mounds commonly called moats. A Reading Book in Irish History The position in front, where alone it could be attacked, was defended by three lines of earthworks with high parapets, and with ditches in front abutting at either end on the steep slopes. Maori and Settler A Story of The New Zealand War Both regiments dashed down the slope abreast, and the earthworks, trenches, and rifle-pits in front of the Martinière were cleared, the enemy flying before us as fast as their legs could carry them. Reminiscences of the Great Mutiny 1857-59 Including the relief, siege, and capture of Lucknow, and the campaigns in Rohilcund and Oude On the cliff above Redruthan Sands is an ancient earthwork known as Red Cliff Castle, which is supposed to have been British. Nooks and Corners of Cornwall 2010-12-30T03:00:24.033Z An enormous shell burst near the earthworks, sending forth a perfect cloud of shrapnel and steel fragments. The Guns of Europe On Manhattan Island were braves—for freedom toiling day and night; building earthwork, redoubt and battery with never a luxury from morning to morning, except the luxury of fighting for Liberty. The Only Woman in the Town And Other Tales of the American Revolution This earthwork, supposed to be Roman, was evidently once of considerable extent and of an oval form, but the greater part has been cut away by the sea. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology On the parapet we walked around the craggy points towards the Point, passing several heavy lines of rebel earthworks. An Artilleryman's Diary Early earthworks, which, extending from below the castle in a semicircle, enclosed the town, can still in great part be traced. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4 "Carnegie Andrew" to "Casus Belli" There's Captain Colton now standing on the earthwork, watching through his glasses. The Guns of Europe In this position the guns are sighted, then going up to the firing position above the earthwork for only a few seconds on firing, and then recoiling to their position of safety. Harper's Round Table, October 29, 1895 On the 30th of May we reached Cold Harbor, we were advanced into a position near Shady Grove and told to throw up some earthworks. Personal Recollections of the Civil War By One Who Took Part in It as a Private Soldier in the 21st Volunteer Regiment of Infantry from Massachusetts The Heavy Battery and the 12th are busy at work throwing up earthworks. An Artilleryman's Diary In the exigencies of war a stone cottage seems to have been used as a part of some rudely improvised earthworks. Landseer A collection of fifteen pictures and a portrait of the painter with introduction and interpretation Shells were poured fast upon the hasty earthworks. The Guns of Europe At Fort Point, the southern cape of the Golden Gate, in earthworks of old design patched up and strengthened, are four 10-inch rifles with disappearing carriages. Harper's Round Table, October 29, 1895 The next night we moved up to a desirable position at an average distance of one hundred and fifty yards from their works, and commenced putting up earthworks for siege purposes. Personal Recollections of the Civil War By One Who Took Part in It as a Private Soldier in the 21st Volunteer Regiment of Infantry from Massachusetts Long strings of citizens, government employees, etc. are winding their way to the front with shovel, pick and wheelbarrow, to throw up earthworks about half a mile in our front. An Artilleryman's Diary Then or possibly even earlier the old rampart was for two-thirds of its circuit buried under enormous earthworks, the remainder being rebuilt. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 "Capefigue" to "Carneades" Their huge cannon filled the air with projectiles which poured upon the French earthworks, and, captive balloons and aeroplanes hanging over them, directed their fire. The Guns of Europe On passing an angle at the rear of the fortification the entrance of a trench or covert-way was come upon and here they surprised a sentinel half asleep, leaning against the earthwork. Corporal 'Lige's Recruit A Story of Crown Point and Ticonderoga We lay quietly near our earthworks all day the 20th. Personal Recollections of the Civil War By One Who Took Part in It as a Private Soldier in the 21st Volunteer Regiment of Infantry from Massachusetts They appeared surprised at the line of earthworks, and the blue coats that here and there showed plainly. Harper's Round Table, July 2, 1895 One of their earliest tasks, doubtless, was the construction of a stronghold, either the strengthening of an existing British earthwork or the formation of an entirely new one. Hastings and Neighbourhood Banks erected earthworks at Strasburg and considered himself well entrenched against the enemy. Legends of the Skyline Drive and the Great Valley of Virginia The last shot fired by the Americans was from one of the Puritan's thirteen-inch guns, which landed with deadly accuracy in the very centre of Rubal Cava, and, exploding, completely destroyed the earthworks. The Greater Republic A History of the United States The first brigade, as it approached the earthwork, moved to the right to attack the fort on the left flank. Personal Recollections of the Civil War By One Who Took Part in It as a Private Soldier in the 21st Volunteer Regiment of Infantry from Massachusetts Infofa, however, took his gun, and marched boldly away to the Boer earthwork, 400 yards distant, to the astonishment of the lookers-on. The Young Colonists A Story of the Zulu and Boer Wars Skirting by the great fortress, they bore up for the British trenches, crossing as they did so several rows of ditches and earthworks. A Gallant Grenadier A Tale of the Crimean War Those immediately behind the fallen ones, pressed on over the bodies of the latter, intending to rush the earthwork before the defenders should have time to reload. The White Hand and the Black A Story of the Natal Rising The Confederates were found occupying earthworks on the north of the Rappahannock. The Greater Republic A History of the United States About half a mile down that road the Johnnies had built an earthwork and mounted cannon. Personal Recollections of the Civil War By One Who Took Part in It as a Private Soldier in the 21st Volunteer Regiment of Infantry from Massachusetts A small earthwork, called Fort Tenedos, was thrown up on the Zulu bank of the river. The Young Colonists A Story of the Zulu and Boer Wars Soon the last trench was passed, and the British earthworks loomed in the distance. A Gallant Grenadier A Tale of the Crimean War This was done, and he clambered over the earthwork. The White Hand and the Black A Story of the Natal Rising The soldiers rose cheering and dashed for the Spanish earthworks. The Greater Republic A History of the United States When we advanced the morning of the 17th, I was on the picket line; as we passed a deserted line of earthworks I saw a dead Johnny lying in one of the trenches. Personal Recollections of the Civil War By One Who Took Part in It as a Private Soldier in the 21st Volunteer Regiment of Infantry from Massachusetts The camp consisted of an outer defence of 100 waggons, and an inner one of fifty—the whole protected by earthworks and ditches. The Young Colonists A Story of the Zulu and Boer Wars “Now, send along that lamp,” cried the sergeant, as soon as they were safely sheltered by the earthworks. A Gallant Grenadier A Tale of the Crimean War All round the earthwork men were posted, many for the air was keen and biting. The White Hand and the Black A Story of the Natal Rising Remains of a castle and earthworks are to be seen, together with a large rath or encampment known as the Great Fort. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 7 "Drama" to "Dublin" Near the church at Toddington is a mount called Conger Hill, which seems to have been the keep of a castellated mansion, and there are considerable earthworks near it. The Strife of the Roses and Days of the Tudors in the West The earthworks were in a most advanced condition, the chimneys smoked, the roofs were covered, a whole street was already built, a new town was rising as if by magic. Black Diamonds A loud scuffling was then heard in the British trenches, there was a sharp order, and a host of dark figures sprang over the earthworks and dashed at the Russians. A Gallant Grenadier A Tale of the Crimean War A German brigade in this division deliberately abandoned a new line of intrenchments with seven guns, leaving their loaded muskets standing up against the earthworks. Some Personal Reminiscences of Service in the Cavalry of the Army of the Potomac |
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