conical mounds

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Scope note
Artificial earthen mounds, usually burial mounds, that are round and dome-shaped, sometimes with a very narrow, pointed top. Such mounds were especially prevalent with early indigenous inhabitants of midwest North America.
conical mounds
Accepted term: 01-Dec-2025