Meaning & use
tumulus
An ancient burial mound of earth and stones raised over one or more graves.
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Archaeologists excavated a Bronze Age tumulus containing pottery and bronze weapons.
The hillside was dotted with grassy tumuli built thousands of years before recorded history.
A note on using this word
The plural is tumuli. The word is mainly used in archaeology to describe prehistoric burial sites.
Words with a similar meaning
barrowburial mound
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