Mounds
From Library of Congress Subject Headings
Mounds
URI(s)
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85087721
- info:lc/authorities/sh85087721
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/sh85087721#concept
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Variants
- Barrows
- Tumuli
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Sources
- found: Glossary of geology, 1997 (mound (a) A low rounded natural hill, generally of earth; a knoll. (b) A small man-made hill, composed either of debris accumulated during successive occupations of the site (syn: tell; teppe) or of earth heaped up to mark a burial site. (c) An organic structure built by fossil colonial organisms, such as crinoids)
- found: Amer. Heritage dict. of the Engl. lang., c2000 (mound 1. A pile of earth, gravel, sand, rocks, or debris heaped for protection or concealment. 2. A natural elevation, such as a small hill. 3. A raised mass, as of hay; a heap. 4. Archaeology A large artificial pile of earth or stones often marking a burial site)
LC Classification
- GN795
Example Notes
- Example under references from [Archaeological sites; Sites, Archaeological]
Change Notes
- 2004-09-01: new
- 2004-09-30: revised
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