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Definition of Tumulus

1. Noun. (archeology) a heap of earth placed over prehistoric tombs.

Definition of Tumulus

1. n. An artificial hillock, especially one raised over a grave, particularly over the graves of persons buried in ancient times; a barrow.

Definition of Tumulus

1. Noun. (archaeology) A mound of earth, especially one placed over a prehistoric tomb; a barrow. ¹

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Definition of Tumulus

1. a mound over a grave [n -LI or -LUSES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Tumulus

Literary usage of Tumulus

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Cities and Cemeteries of Etruria by George Dennis (1878)
"We have now seen the existence of something veiy like a labyrinth in the heart of an Etruscan sepulchral tumulus, and have thus established, by analogy, ..."

2. Troja: Results of the Latest Researches and Discoveries on the Site of Homer by Heinrich Schliemann, Archibald Henry Sayce (1884)
"tumulus of Antilochus.—In spite of all my endeavours, I have not been able to persuade the proprietor of the third tumulus, which is crowned by the large ..."

3. History of Art in Phrygia, Lydia, Caria, and Lycia by Georges Perrot, Charles Chipiez (1892)
"General view of tumulus. \Vel>er, Plate I. Fig. ... The best view of the whole tumulus and of the substructure is obtained from the south side (Fig. ..."

4. Transactions of the Cumberland & Westmorland Antiquarian & Archeological Society by James Simpson, Richard Saul Ferguson, William Gershom Collingwood (1901)
"Most of the digging has been done by George Cheesebrough, who had the previous experience of opening the Parks tumulus, just across the beck in Dale Raven. ..."

5. Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland by Society of Antiquaries of Scotland (1871)
"They occurred in a round hole in the ground, with no slab above or below, under a cairn or tumulus, among many formed of earth and stones. ..."

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