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tumulus

[ UK /tjˈuːmjʊləs/ ]
NOUN
  1. (archeology) a heap of earth placed over prehistoric tombs

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  • Later tombs here have no tumulus above but consist of a single large room cut into the stone.
  • Inch Castle is about three miles from Athy, and adjoining it is a small tumulus, of which the following story is told.
  • Unlike the terracotta soldiers protecting the emperor's tumulus, the identity and purpose of the standing figure is still a mystery to scholars.
  • In Nubia such rings are generally built of stone, but here brick was used instead for both the rings, which do not appear to have been the revetting wall for a rubble filled tumulus, and the offering chapels placed on an axis parallel with the orientation of the grave cut. Interactive Dig Hierakonpolis - Nubian Cemetery Week 3
  • In 1977, Andronikos undertook a six-week dig at the Tumulus and found four buried chambers which he identified as hitherto undisturbed WN.com - Articles related to Precious metals rally as investors duck volatility
  • Drizzlecombe, near Sheep's Tor, is rich in a variety of antiquities, for it has three stone rows, a large tumulus, a kistvaen, and a later relic -- a miner's blowing-house. Devon, Its Moorlands, Streams and Coasts
  • A walkway will lead to the entrance into the tumulus, an exploration area involving a boat ride on an underground lake that will explore the different forms of water.
  • In 1977, Andronikos undertook a six-week dig at the Tumulus and found four buried chambers which he identified as hitherto undisturbed Drag to Playlist WN.com - Business News
  • A very little archology will tell you all about yonder British tumulus, or help you to fill in the outline of the broken Roman camp upon the downs. Through the Magic Door
  • About two miles east of Samarra, rises the Tomb of Julius, a huge tumulus about 200 feet high, rising from the level plain.
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