burial_mound (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the expression *burial mound*:
NOUN	artifact	burial 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.
Synonyms	grave mound, barrow, tumulus
Category	archeology, archaeology	The branch of anthropology that studies prehistoric people and their cultures
Broader	mound, hill	structure consisting of an artificial heap or bank usually of earth or stones
Spanish	túmulo
Catalan	tumul, túmul

HyperDic: burial_mound