Linear Mound - Long, fat, cigar shaped mounds in lengths from 50 to 300 feet long and up to 10 feet wide.

Compound Mound - Conical mounds connected to linear mounds. Most consist of 3 conical mounds and 2 linear mounds, but there is one at Effigy Mounds National Monument that has seven conicals and is 300 feet long.

Effigy Mound - The term effigy refers to mounds in the shape of something. Here at Effigy Mounds National Monument, we have effigy mounds in the shape of bears and birds.

Conical Mound - Round, dome shaped mounds three to ten feet high and approximately ten feet across. Some can be bigger, some can be smaller.

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Effigy Mounds National Monument