The temple was built out of stone pillars on a raised mound of flat-topped, hard-beaten earth, a level Berm six steps above the surrounding compound courtyard, with heavy carved cedar timbers for a roof.
"Si'Wren of the Patriarchs"
Roland Cheney
As this line passed along a saddle between the two hills, the original surface at the sides was considerably higher, so that the total height shown in the photographs from the bottom of the cut to the highest Berm, or ledge, on Golden Hill is considerably more than 152 feet.
"The Panama Canal and its Makers"
Vaughan Cornish
Within a few minutes there was a very respectable earthen Berm across the front of the recess.
"The Golden Skull"
John Blaine