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tumulus (en)  

Definition

  • A mound of earth or stones built over a burial - most often a large, circular tomb.

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Source

  • Kipfer, B. A. Encyclopedic Dictionary of Archaeology. Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, New York. P.578

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https://vocabs.acdh.oeaw.ac.at/defcthesaurus/tumulus/5.6

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