tumulus
IPA: tˈumʌɫʌs
noun
- (archaeology) A mound of earth, especially one placed over a prehistoric tomb; a barrow.
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Examples of "tumulus" in Sentences
- He is buried in a tumulus by the sea.
- It may be an ancient barrow or tumulus.
- Tumulus of Shaohao to the east of Qufu.
- All the tombs were covered by a tumulus.
- The Cornish name means the church on the tumulus .
- The wall forms a courtyard at the tumulus' entrance.
- The dolmen is covered by a mound or tumulus in diameter.
- The earliest settlement was found in the Pilavtepe tumulus.
- It is composed of a circle of megaliths surrounding a tumulus.
- It is built into a hill and appears to be the remains of a tumulus.