Mound - Mound Types

Mound Types

  • Cairn
    • Chambered cairn
  • Effigy mound
  • Kofun (Japanese mounds)
  • Platform mound
  • Tell (also includes multi-lingual synonyms for mounds in the Near East)
  • Tumulus (Barrow)
    • Bank barrow
    • Bell barrow
    • Bowl barrow
    • Chambered long barrow
    • Kurgan
    • Long barrow
    • Oval barrow

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