HyperDic: burial_mound

English > 1 sense of the expression burial mound:
NOUNartifactburial mound, grave mound, barrow, tumulus(archeology) a heap of earth placed over prehistoric tombs
English > burial mound: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
Meaning(archeology) a heap of earth placed over prehistoric tombs.
Synonymsgrave mound, barrow, tumulus
Categoryarcheology, archaeologyThe branch of anthropology that studies prehistoric people and their cultures
Broadermound, hillstructure consisting of an artificial heap or bank usually of earth or stones
Spanishtúmulo
Catalantumul, túmul

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