There are three types of mounds: linear ridgetop mounds, which may have served as location markers, although some contain graves; conical mounds, which may also have been used for burial; and platform mounds, which range in height from a few feet [about a meter] to a hundred feet [30 m] and served as a base for constructing buildings. Platform mounds were often topped with temples, council lodges, or the dwellings of members of the elite.
Maunde on kolme tüüpi: vallikujulised maundid, mida võidi kasutada orientiirina, kuigi mõningaisse neist on ka inimesi maetud; koonusekujulised maundid, mida võidi samuti matmiseks kasutada; ja platvormiga maundid, mis on meetri kuni 30 meetri kõrgused ning nende peale rajati ehitisi, näiteks templeid, valitsushooneid või ülikute elumaju.