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dysser
[MC].

A kind of stone-built burial chamber characteristic of the TRB Culture where the chamber is generally surmounted by a capstone and enclosed within a low earthen mound surrounded by a stone kerb. In later phases of the TRB Culture, dysser are superseded by passage graves.

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EA
[Ab].

See
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT
.

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Ea
(Enki)
[Di].

Sumerian god of sweet water, purification, and wisdom. Together with
ANU
and
ENLIL
he held the chief power over Sumer. He was the god that created the world and has power over humanity.

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EAA
[Ab].

See
EUROPEAN ASSOCIATION OF ARCHAEOLOGISTS
.

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Eadred
[Na].

King of the English from ad 946. He extended his control over the Danelaw and was responsible for the expulsion of Erik Bloodaxe , last Danish king of York. He was the son of Edward the Elder. Died
c.
ad 955.

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ealdorman
[De].

Elder or patriarch, used in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms to refer to a viceroy of the king, official, noble, or sometimes ecclesiastic. Replaced by jarl (‘earl’) during the Danish occupation and gradually relegated to the title of an official in local government.

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ear flare
[Ar].

A large circular ear ornament, flared like the bell of a trumpet, which was often made of jade. The ear flare was an elaborate form of
EAR SPOOL
.

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