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Effigy mounds

Scope note

Use for large earthworks formed in the likeness of birds and animals.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

30008026

Broader Terms used

<monuments by form>

Term used for

mounds, effigy

Equivalent Terms used

Effigy Mound

Created

13yrs ago

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