Black earth, black land or dark earth may refer to:

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Archaeology edit

  • Black Earth, the archaeology site at Carrier Mills, Illinois, United States, that was discovered before the strip mining
  • Dark earth, or black earth, a geological and archaeological term
  • Terramare, or Black Earth, a technology complex of north Italy

Soil science edit

  • Black earth, the original meaning of chernozem, a type of humus-rich soil
  • Black earth, the English translation of the Portuguese terra preta, or terra prêta do índio, very dark soils found in the Amazon Basin

Arts, entertainment, and media edit

Fictional entities edit

  • Black Earth, the Sindarin translation of Mordor, a fictional location in J. R. R. Tolkien's universe of Middle-earth
  • Black Earth areas 1 and 2, in the Mega Man Battle Network 4 Blue Moon and Red Sun versions

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Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media edit

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