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cairn  

Definition

  • A pyramid of rough stones, raised for a memorial or mark of some kind, usually over a burial but also as a landmark or monument.

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Source

  • Kipfer, B. A. Encyclopedic Dictionary of Archaeology. Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, New York. P.88.

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https://vocabs.acdh.oeaw.ac.at/defcthesaurus/cairn/5.8

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