An artificial hillock, especially one raised over a grave, particularly over the graves of persons buried in ancient times; a barrow.
Burial mounds; in Etruscan architecture, tumuli cover one or more subterranean multichambered tombs cut out of the local tufa.
A tumulus is a dome or mound shaped structure on the crust of a lava flow caused by pressure from the difference in rates of flow beneath the crust. Unlike a volcanic blister a tumulus is a solid structure.
A monumental tomb built by heaping an artificial mound of stone or earth on top of a tomb chamber.
A rounded, sharply convex, mound of lava, frequently with radial or polygonal cracks, where a semi-solid crust has been pushed up by pressure from below. Normally used for large features on surface lava flows, but can also be applied to small mounds on a lava tube floor. See 'Puddings'. Plural is 'tumuli'.
An artificial hillock or mound, especially over an ancient grave; cf barrow.
(archeology) a heap of earth placed over prehistoric tombs
a giant tomb which from the outside looks like an unnatural hill
a huge mound of earth and stones that covers a burial place
a large artificial mound built over a grave
a mound of earth and stones covering a mortuary chamber
an ancient form of burial where the decedents are interred in a hillside or an artificial earthen mound
a stone- and bronze-age burial mound
Also referred to as a barrow. A particular type of burial cairn which contains an underground chamber and ritual space where death rituals took place.
A hill that was built over a grave.
Latin for mound or barrow; generally covers a burial, in a chamber (as in French use of word) or not
A doming or small mound on the crest of a lava flow caused by pressure due to the difference in the rate of flow between the cooler crust and the more fluid lava below.
(3) -- an earth mount over a tomb, whether a tholos or a circular communal precinct (Vermeule, 387)
A mound dating from prehistoric times built over a burial place.
the type of round burial mound used by the Etruscans
A mound of earth protecting a tomb chamber; in the ancient world, important tumuli were encircled by drum-like constructions of stone.
A small hill or knob formed when the upper solid surface of a lava flow cracks and bows upward due to fluid pressure within the flow. Sometimes lava flows out of the crack.
(pl. tumuli) earthen or stone mound, usually covering a burial or burials
A tumulus (plural tumuli or tumuluses) is a mound of earth and stones raised over a grave or graves. Tumuli are also known as barrows, burial mounds, kurgans, middens or shell mounds and can be found throughout much of the world. A tumulus composed largely or entirely of stones is usually referred to as a cairn.
