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

Places

* Black Earth (town), Wisconsin, a town in the U.S. state of Wisconsin *

Black Earth, Wisconsin Black Earth is a village in Dane County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,338 at the 2010 census. The village is located within the Town of Black Earth. It is part of the Madison Metropolitan Statistical Area. History In 1851, th ...

, a village in the U.S. state of Wisconsin *

Black Earth, Wisconsin (Potawatomi village) Black Earth ( Potawatomi: ''Ma-Kah-Da-We-Kah-Mich-Cock'') was a village inhabited by Potawatomi, Odawa, and Ojibwe people that was located in the present-day Town of Carlton, Kewaunee County, Wisconsin. Inhabited by Native Americans for several ...

, a former Native American village in the U.S. state of Wisconsin *

Central Black Earth economic region Central Black Earth Economic Region (russian: Центра́льно-Чернозёмный экономи́ческий райо́н; tr.: ''Tsentralno-Chernozyomny ekonomichesky rayon''), sometimes called Central Chernozem or Central Chernoze ...

, one of 12 economic regions of Russia *

Central Black Earth Region The Central Black Earth Region, Central Chernozem Region or ''Chernozemie'' (russian: Центрально-черноземная область, Центральная черноземная область, Центрально-черноз ...

, of Central Russia

In science and technology

Archaeology

* Black Earth, the archaeology site at

Carrier Mills, Illinois Carrier Mills, formerly Carrier's Mills and Morrilsville, also known as Catskin, is a village in Saline County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,672 at the 2020 census. Carrier Mills was named after George Washington Carrier's saw ...

, United States, that was discovered before the strip mining *

Dark earth Dark earth in geology is a substratum, up to 1 meter (3.1 feet) thick, that indicates settlement over long periods of time. The material is high in organic matter, including charcoal, which gives it its characteristic dark colour; it may also co ...

, or black earth, a geological and archaeological term * Terramare, or Black Earth, a technology complex of north Italy

Soil science

* Black earth, the original meaning of

chernozem Chernozem (from rus, чернозём, p=tɕɪrnɐˈzʲɵm, r=chernozyom; "black ground"), also called black soil, is a black-colored soil containing a high percentage of humus (4% to 16%) and high percentages of phosphorus and ammonia compou ...

, a type of humus-rich soil * Black earth, the English translation of the Portuguese ''

terra preta ''Terra preta'' (, locally , literally "black soil" in Portuguese) is a type of very dark, fertile anthropogenic soil ( anthrosol) found in the Amazon Basin. It is also known as "Amazonian dark earth" or "Indian black earth". In Portuguese its f ...

'', or ''terra prêta do índio'', very dark soils found in the Amazon Basin

Arts, entertainment, and media

Fictional entities

* Black Earth, the Sindarin translation of

Mordor In J. R. R. Tolkien's fictional world of Middle-earth, Mordor (pronounced ; from Sindarin ''Black Land'' and Quenya ''Land of Shadow'') is the realm and base of the evil Sauron. It lay to the east of Gondor and the great river Anduin, an ...

, 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 ''Mega Man Battle Network 4'' is a video game developed by Capcom for the Game Boy Advance (GBA) handheld game console. It is the fourth game in the ''Mega Man Battle Network'' series. The European version featured a completely different logo, whi ...

'' ''Blue Moon'' and ''Red Sun'' versions

Music

*Black Earth, a group comprising current and ex-members of

Arch Enemy Arch Enemy is a Swedish melodic death metal band, originally a supergroup from Halmstad, formed in 1995. Its members were in bands such as Carcass, Armageddon, Carnage, Mercyful Fate, Spiritual Beggars, The Agonist, Nevermore, and Eucharis ...

, named after the 1996 Arch Enemy album * ''Black Earth'' (Arch Enemy album), a 1996 album by the Swedish melodic death metal band Arch Enemy * ''Black Earth'' (Bohren & der Club of Gore album), a 2002 album by the German ambient jazz band Bohren & Der Club of Gore * ''Black Earth'', an album by Turkish pianist

Fazıl Say Fazıl Say (; born 14 January 1970 in Ankara) is a Turkish pianist and composer. Life and career Fazıl Say was born in 1970. His father, Ahmet Say was an author and musicologist. His mother, Gürgün Say was a pharmacist. His grandfather Fa ...

Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media

* '' Black Earth: The Holocaust as History and Warning'', a 2015 book by historian Timothy D. Snyder * ''

Black Earth Rising ''Black Earth Rising'' is a 2018 British television miniseries written and directed by Hugo Blick, about the prosecution of international war criminals. The series is a co-production between BBC Two and Netflix. The show aired on BBC Two in th ...

'', a 2018 television drama series * ''Dark Earth'' (video game), a 1997 post-apocalyptic adventure game * ''Black Earth'' (film), a 1923 German silent film