Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Objects Facet
3. Built Environment (hierarchy name)
4. Single Built Works (hierarchy name)
5. single built works (built environment)
6. [single built works by specific type]
7. [single built works by location or context]
8. [single built works by location: topographical]
9. earthworks (engineering works)

Additional parents:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Associated Concepts Facet
3. Associated Concepts
4. scientific concepts
5. physical sciences concepts
6. earth sciences concepts
7. earth features
8. physical features
9. hypsographic features
10. man-made hypsographic features

Narrower term/s

• cairns
• effigy mounds (monuments) [NP]
• burnt mounds
• ceremonial mounds
• conical mounds
• platform mounds
• cursus monuments
• farm mounds

Anotations

Scope note:

Piles of earth heaped up for landmarks, monuments, or as bases for other structures; for piles of earth and other debris resulting from successive superimposed occupation sites, use "tells." For piles of earth built over grave sites, use "burial mounds." Use "cairns" for purposely erected piles of stones.