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Burial mounds

Scope note

Use for piles of earth erected over grave sites; for piles of stones built over grave sites, use "cairns"; for piles of earth used generally and not over burials, use "mounds."

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

30005903

Broader Terms used

<funerary structures>

Equivalent Terms used

burial mound

Created

12yrs ago

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