Tumulus - Wikipedia
A tumulus (pl.: tumuli) is a mound of earth and stones raised over a grave or graves. Tumuli are also known as barrows , burial mounds or (in Siberia and Central Asia) kurgans , and may be found throughout much of the world.
Tumulus - New World Encyclopedia
A tumulus (plural tumuli) is a mound of earth and stones raised over a grave or graves. Tumuli are also known as barrows, burial mounds, or kurgans. When composed largely or entirely of stones they are usually referred to as cairns.
Tumulus culture - Wikipedia
The Tumulus culture (German: Hügelgräberkultur) was the dominant material culture in Central Europe during the Middle Bronze Age (c. 1600 to 1300 BC). It was the descendant of the Unetice culture.
Tumulus Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
The meaning of TUMULUS is an artificial hillock or mound (as over a grave); especially : an ancient grave : barrow.
Tumulus - Encyclopedia.com
May 8, 2018 · tumulus A small mound or dome-like up-lift, up to 20 m or more in diameter, on the crust of a lava flow. Upwarping of the flow crust is caused by the hydrostatic overpressure of lava within the flow interior, or by excess pressure developed due to the difference in rate of flow between the cooler crust and the more fluid lava below it.
Tumulus - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A tumulus (one tumulus, several tumuli) is a certain type of grave. The word comes from Latin. This way of burying people was common in the Stone age, Bronze Age, and Iron Age. There are different layouts. Sometimes sarcophaguses were used, at other times, urns were placed in the grave. There are layouts with one or with multiple chambers.
TUMULUS | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
TUMULUS definition: 1. a pile of earth and stones that was put over a grave (= place where a dead person is buried) in…. Learn more.
TUMULUS | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary
TUMULUS meaning: 1. a pile of earth and stones that was put over a grave (= place where a dead person is buried) in…. Learn more.
USGS: Volcano Hazards Program Glossary - Tumulus
A tumulus is created when the upward pressure of slow-moving molten lava within a flow swells or pushes the overlying crust upward. The surfaces of pahoehoe flows on flat or gentle slopes often exhibit elliptical, domed structures called tumuli.
What Is a Tumulus (Burial Mound)? And Where Is It Used?
May 15, 2020 · A tumulus is a man-made mound of earth and stones covering one or more graves. The term tumulus is Latin, and it translates to “mound” or “small hill.” The prefix tum means “to bulge” or “to swell.”