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`myələs), plural tumuli (–lī), in archaeology, a heap of earth or stones placed over a grave. The terms mound mound, prehistoric earthwork erected over a burial place as a memorial or landmark, a defensive embankment, or a site for ceremonial or religious rites. Such structures are found in many parts of the world, but the name is applied in particular to those of North
..... Click the link for more information. , barrow barrow, in archaeology, a burial mound. Earth and stone or timber are the usual construction materials; in parts of SE Asia stone and brick have entirely replaced earth. A barrow built primarily of stone is often called a cairn.
..... Click the link for more information. , or cairn cairn, pile of stones, usually conical in shape, raised as a landmark or a memorial. In prehistoric times it was usually erected over a burial. A barrow is sometimes called a cairn.
..... Click the link for more information. are more common in modern usage.

tumulus

Archaeol (no longer in technical usage) another word for barrow²

tumulus

A mound of earth or stone protecting a tomb chamber or simple grave; a barrow, 2.

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No references found	A food scientist by training - he was once technical director of 14 companies - Victor had his schooling in Cheltenham in the 1920s and it was observing stone circles and grave mounds during this period that sparked his interest in past civilisations. Gallery: A lifetime of picturing Celts by Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England) The 2,700-year-old oak burial chamber was preserved intact partly due to the funeral pyre ashes which were taken inside the grave mound and scattered all over the funnel-shaped passage that leads to the grave chamber. Southwest Budapest by Mena, Dante / Hungary Adventure Guide Topics include Viking warrior burials which may be the longphort, a group of Viking grave mounds and their conservation, a Viking-age story of old and new Dubliners in Ireland and Britain, the possibility of Dublin actually being a duet of Hiberno-Norse cities, a report from the Monasticon Hibernicum Project, a narrative of a guild merchant, a report of an Anglo-Norman excavation, a description of an early suburb, and information on investigating living standards. Medieval Dublin VI; proceedings by Reference & Research Book News	gratuitous gratuity Grätz number Gratz rectifier Gratz, Barnard Grätz, Heinrich Gratz, Michael Gratz, Rebecca Grau San Martin, Ramon Grau San Martin, Ramón Grau San Martín, Ramón Grau, Jacinto Graubünden Graudenz grault Grauman's Chinese Theater Graun, Carl Heinrich Graupel Graupner, Christoph Graupner, Gottlieb Graupner, Johann Graur, Alexandru grav grave Grave Accent grave mound grave trap Grave's disease Grave, Dmitrii Grave, Dmitrii Aleksandrovich Grave, Ivan Grave, Ivan Platonovich Gravel gravel bank gravel board gravel desert gravel mine gravel pack gravel plank gravel pump gravel roofing gravel stop gravel strip Gravel-washing Machine Graveley, Samuel Lee, Jr. graveling-in Gravelot, Hubert Gravely, Samuel Lee, Jr. graven image Gravenhage, 's Gravenhurst	gravamens gravamens gravamina gravamina gravamina grave grave grave grave grave Grave (accent) Grave (accent) Grave (burial) Grave (disambiguation) Grave (disambiguation) Grave (disambiguation) Grave (disambiguation) grave accent grave accent Grave accent ( ' ) Grave accent ( ' ) grave accents grave accents grave clothes grave consequences grave culpability grave dancer Grave disease Grave marker Grave marker grave mound Grave of the Fireflies grave robber grave robber Grave robbing Grave robbing Grave robbing Grave Shift Grave Shift Grave Shift Grave sin Grave sin Grave stone Grave stone grave trap Grave vault Grave wax Grave wax Grave wax Grave's Grave's disease Grave, Dmitrii Grave, Dmitrii Aleksandrovich Grave, Ivan Grave, Ivan Platonovich Grave-stone Grave-stone grave-wax Graveclothes graved graved

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A food scientist by training - he was once technical director of 14 companies - Victor had his schooling in Cheltenham in the 1920s and it was observing stone circles and grave mounds during this period that sparked his interest in past civilisations.

Gallery: A lifetime of picturing Celts by Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England)

The 2,700-year-old oak burial chamber was preserved intact partly due to the funeral pyre ashes which were taken inside the grave mound and scattered all over the funnel-shaped passage that leads to the grave chamber.

Southwest Budapest by Mena, Dante / Hungary Adventure Guide

Topics include Viking warrior burials which may be the longphort, a group of Viking grave mounds and their conservation, a Viking-age story of old and new Dubliners in Ireland and Britain, the possibility of Dublin actually being a duet of Hiberno-Norse cities, a report from the Monasticon Hibernicum Project, a narrative of a guild merchant, a report of an Anglo-Norman excavation, a description of an early suburb, and information on investigating living standards.

Medieval Dublin VI; proceedings by Reference & Research Book News

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