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Mound of earth and stones raised over graves
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, mounds, howes,
Tumulus
Early Bronze Age royal grave of the Auntjetitz culture
The Leubingen tumulus (German: Fürstengrab von Leubingen) is an Early Bronze Age "princely" grave of the Leubingen culture, (which, after further finds
Leubingen_tumulus
Mausoleum in Turkey
The Karakuş Tumulus (also Karakush) is a funerary monument—a hierothesion—for Queen Isias and Princesses Antiochis and Aka I of Commagene, built by Mithridates
Karakuş_Tumulus
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up tumulus in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A tumulus is a mound of earth and stones raised over a grave or graves. Tumulus may also refer to:
Tumulus_(disambiguation)
Artifacts excavated from royal burial mounds
Goddess Matar (Kybele). The furniture from the largest tomb at Gordion, Tumulus MM, is associated with King Midas, the powerful Phrygian ruler of the eighth
Gordion Furniture and Wooden Artifacts
Gordion_Furniture_and_Wooden_Artifacts
Prehistoric European culture characterized by burial mounds
The Tumulus culture (German: Hügelgräberkultur) was the dominant material culture in Central Europe during the Middle Bronze Age (c. 1600 to 1300 BC)
Tumulus_culture
Ancient grave mound in Brittany, France
The Saint-Michel tumulus (Breton: tumulus Sant-Mikael) is a megalithic grave mound, located east of Carnac in Brittany, France. It is the largest grave
Saint-Michel_tumulus
Burial monuments in the Sahara
were constructed with loose stones, stone slabs, and dry stone walls. A tumulus, a rounded stone mound, is often found at their core. The burials are predominantly
Pre-Islamic burial monuments in the Sahara
Pre-Islamic_burial_monuments_in_the_Sahara
Tumulus in Bougon, France
The Tumulus of Bougon or Necropolis of Bougon (French: "Tumulus de Bougon", "Nécropole de Bougon") is a group of five Neolithic barrows located in Bougon
Tumulus_of_Bougon
Cairn in Carnac, France
Kercado tumulus is a chambered cairn located near Carnac in the French department of Morbihan, Brittany. The remarkably well-preserved tumulus contains
Kercado_tumulus
Bronze Age archaeological culture in Western Europe
The Armorican Tumulus culture is a Bronze Age culture, located in the western part of the Armorican peninsula of France. It is known through more than
Armorican_Tumulus_culture
The Kamenica Tumulus (Albanian: Tuma e Kamenicës) is an archaeological site in Kamenicë, Korçë County, Albania. The site includes a museum dedicated to
Kamenica_Tumulus
Tumuli in Greece
the tumulus of the Plataeans, and a victory column erected by the Athenians to commemorate their victory over Darius' Persian expedition. The tumulus is
Marathon_tumuli
Mound of soil surrounding nest entrances of bees and wasps
In biology, a tumulus (pl.: tumuli) is a small mound of earth surrounding the entrance of the nest of fossorial (ground-nesting) ants, bees, or wasps
Tumulus_(biology)
Town in northern Greece, site of ancient Aigai
the Great Tumulus (Μεγάλη Τούμπα) concealed the tombs of the Macedonian kings. In 1977, Andronikos undertook a six-week dig at the Great Tumulus and found
Vergina
Large broken menhir in Locmariaquer, France
constructions in Locmariaquer, Brittany. They comprise the elaborate Er-Grah tumulus passage grave, a dolmen known as the Table des Marchands and "The Broken
Locmariaquer_megaliths
Megalithic tombs in Northeast Asia
keyhole-shaped mounds (zempō-kōen fun (前方後円墳)). The Mozu-Furuichi kofungun or tumulus clusters were inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2019, while
Kofun
c. 1300–750 BC archaeological culture of Central Europe
late 19th century. Over much of Europe, the Urnfield culture followed the Tumulus culture and was succeeded by the Hallstatt culture. Some linguists and
Urnfield_culture
Kofun in Fukuoka, Japan
Japan. The tumulus was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 1922. The Tsukahanazuka Kofun is an enpun (円墳) circular tumulus, with a diameter
Tsukahanazuka_Kofun
Kofun period burial mound in Matsue, Japan
neighborhood of the city of Matsue, Shimane in the San'in region of Japan. The tumulus was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 1924. The Ōbaniwatorizuka
Ōbaniwatorizuka_Tumulus
Lydian burial site
tumulus (Koca Mutaf Tepe) is 53m tall, with a base diameter of 230m, its footprint roughly equal to that of the Great Pyramid at Giza. This tumulus was
Bin_Tepe
Etruscan tomb in Italy
The Tumulus of Montefortini is an Etruscan tomb near Comeana, Tuscany, central Italy, which is believed to date from the 7th century BC. The tumulus is
Tumulus_of_Montefortini
Style of Ancient Japanese tomb resembling a keyhole
Zenpokoenfun is an architectural model of Japanese ancient tombs (Kofun), which consists of a square front part (前方部, Zenpō-bu) and a circular back part
Zenpōkōenfun
Archaeological site in Plouezoc'h, France
Cairn of Barnenez (also: Barnenez Tumulus, Barnenez Mound; in Breton Karn Barnenez; in French: Cairn de Barnenez or Tumulus de Barnenez) is a Neolithic monument
Barnenez
Gallic people of central Anatolia
Galatian bronze horse bit, 3rd century BC, Hidirsihlar tumulus, Bolu. Istanbul Archaeological Museum.
Galatians_(people)
Ancient tumulus in Turkey
Aslantepe Tumulus (Turkish: Aslantepe Höyüğü), also spelled as Arslantepe, is a 5,000 year-old tumulus located in Malatya Province, Eastern Anatolia region
Aslantepe_Tumulus
Archeological age, 3200–600 BC
Ottomány culture, British Bronze Age, Argaric culture, Nordic Bronze Age, Tumulus culture, Nuragic culture, Terramare culture, Urnfield culture and Lusatian
Bronze_Age_Europe
Species of frog
Xenorhina tumulus is a species of frog in the family Microhylidae. It is endemic to Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical
Xenorhina_tumulus
Ancient burial mounds in Senegal
Diourbel were part of the precolonial Kingdom of Baol. In this area, a tumulus was used as a burial mound for chiefs. A deceased chief would be joined
Cekeen_Tumuli
King in Greek mythology
University of Pennsylvania opened a chamber tomb at the heart of the Great Tumulus (in Greek, Μεγάλη Τούμπα)—53 metres in height, about 300 metres in diameter—on
Midas
Russian folk metal band
Tumulus is a Russian progressive folk metal band from Yaroslavl, Russia. They were formed from the ashes of cult doom metal/viking metal band Scald, after
Tumulus_(band)
Ancient iron sword excavated in Chiba Prefecture, Japan
Kofun tumulus Iron Sword (稲荷台一号墳出土鉄剣 Inaridai Ichi-gōfun Shutsudo Tekken), is an ancient iron sword excavated in Inaridai No. 1 Kofun tumulus in Chiba
Inaridai_Sword
Town in Pest, Hungary
town in Hungarian literally means "One hundred tumuli" referring to the tumulus field at the edge of the town. Groups of people had already settled in
Százhalombatta
Heaped pile of earth, gravel, sand, rocks, or debris
including habitation (see Tell and Terp), ceremonial (platform mound), burial (tumulus), and commemorative purposes (e.g. Kościuszko Mound). In the archaeology
Mound
Set of megalithic sites in Brittany, France
the tumulus of Tumiac was erected between 4790 and 4530 BC. The tumulus of Tumiac has been classified as a historical monument since 1923. The Tumulus of
Carnac_stones
City and municipality in Flemish Community, Belgium
Tumulus (2000-1000 BC)
Hamont-Achel
Megalithic tomb in Japan
Nishidonotsuka tomb (Yamato tumulus group), Andonyama tumulus (Yanagimoto tumulus group), Shibuyamukiyama tomb (Yanagimoto tumulus group), Sakurai Chausuyama
Hashihaka_Kofun
Form of megalithic tomb
and wedge-shaped), and they may be covered with an earthen mound (or "tumulus") or rock mound (or "cairn"). Archeologist T. Douglas Price argues that
Gallery_grave
Fortification in Karaman, Turkey
situated on a tumulus, which bears the traces of Bronze Age and the periods of Roman and Byzantine Empire. Archaeological excavations at the tumulus, which started
Karaman_Castle
Kofun period octagonal-shaped burial mound in Japan
neighborhood of the village of Asuka, Nara in the Kansai region of Japan. The tumulus was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 1923, with the area
Kengoshizuka_Kofun
Burial mound in Kazakhstan
Sauromations burials as in tumulus no. 3 of the Onaibulak graveyard, tumulus no. 1 and 2 of the Mortik graveyard, or tumulus no. 1 of the Araltobe graveyard
Araltobe_kurgan
Tumulus in Eastern Europe
Look up kurgan in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A kurgan is a type of tumulus (burial mound) constructed over a grave, often characterized by containing
Kurgan
Kofun period burial mound cluster in Kobe, Japan
Tarumi-ku, Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, in the Kansai region of Japan. The tumulus is the largest in Hyōgo Prefecture, and is estimated to have been built
Goshikizuka_(Sentsubo)_Kofun
Capital city of ancient Phrygia
Anatolia. Around the same time, c. 850 BCE, Tumulus W was constructed, the first-known example of a tumulus burial in Anatolia and a marker of elite prominence
Gordion
Bronze Age culture in Slovakia
Mad'arovce culture from c. 2000 BC to 1750 BC, and it was succeeded by the Tumulus culture after 1500 BC. The Mad'arovce culture is sometimes considered to
Mad'arovce_culture
Species of mite
Dendrolaelaps tumulus is a species of mite in the family Digamasellidae. "Dendrolaelaps tumulus". GBIF. Retrieved 2020-01-23. v t e
Dendrolaelaps_tumulus
Kofun period decorated kofun burial mounds in Japan
Jumei neighborhood of the town of Keisen, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. The tumulus was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 1937, and elevated
Ōzuka_Kofun
Second century burial mound in Kurashiki, Okayama, Japan
The tumulus was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 1981. It is one of the largest Yayoi period graves in Japan. The Tatetsuki tumulus is roughly
Tatetsuki_Site
Ancient burial ground in Atsuta-ku, Nagoya, Japan
Atsuta-ku, Nagoya, Japan. The tumulus was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 1987. Per legend, the tumulus is the tomb is Miyazuhime, the
Danpusan_Kofun
Archaeological culture
Gruda tumulus Ceramic vessel from the Mala Gruda tumulus Ceramic dish from the Bojevica Gruda tumulus Ceramic jug from the Bojevica Gruda tumulus Ceramic
Vučedol_culture
Burial mound in Gyōda, Saitama, Japan
the city of Gyōda, Saitama Prefecture, in the Kantō region of Japan. The tumulus was designated a National Historic Site in 1938 and re-designated as a
Inariyama_Kofun
Stone megalithic tumulus near Nara, Japan
located in the village of Asuka, Nara in the Kansai region of Japan. The tumulus was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 1935. In 1954 the designation
Ishibutai_Kofun
Burial mound in Kyushu, Japan
Sato neighborhood of the city of Ōita on the island of Kyushu, Japan. The tumulus was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 1996. It is one of
Kamezuka_Kofun
Kofun period burial mound in Tochigi, Japan
neighborhood of the city of Shimotsuke, Tochigi in the Kantō region of Japan. The tumulus was designated a Tochigi Prefecture Historic Site in 1978. It is also referred
Atagozuka_Kofun_(Shimotsuke)
2023 video game
Forces, it is discovered that the enemy's leader, a Chaos Sorcerer known as Tumulus Samael of the Black Legion, seeks the power source for his nefarious plans
Warhammer_40,000:_Boltgun
Three Kofun period burial mounds in Japan
portion of the main tumulus of all sides. The burial chamber is located at the center of the apex of the circular portion of the tumulus, and consists of
Hodota_Kofun_Cluster
Japanese 6th-century tomb at Suwa Shrine
Prefecture Japan. The tumulus was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 1957. The Takehara Kofun is a enpun (円墳) circular tumulus with a diameter
Takehara_Kofun
Neolithic chambered tomb in England
The Stoney Littleton Long Barrow (also known as the Bath Tumulus and the Wellow Tumulus) is a Neolithic chambered tomb with multiple burial chambers, located
Stoney_Littleton_Long_Barrow
Mostly ancient mausoleums and burial mounds
The tumulus mound of Yangling, the tomb of Emperor Jing of Han
Chinese_pyramids
Megalithic tombs in Japan
Nintoku-tennō-ryō Kofun, is one grave mound which is a 486 metres (1,594 ft) long tumulus enclosed by a moat and a fortification which is 840 metres (2,760 ft) in
Mozu_Kofun_Group
Provincial park in Ontario, Canada
Serpent Mounds Park Tumulus Serpent Serpent Mounds complex Serpent Mounds National Historic Site of Canada Burial mounds like these inspired the name
Serpent_Mounds_Park
Bronze Age archaeological culture in eastern Mongolia
culture Aegean civilization Andronovo culture Apennine culture Armorican Tumulus culture Atlantic Bronze Age BMAC Bronze Age Britain Bronze Age Europe Canegrate
Ulaanzuukh_culture
Burial mound in Yamaguchi, Japan
Asada Tumulus Cluster (朝田墳墓群, Asada funbo-gun) is a group of Yayoi period burial mounds, located in the Asada and Yoshiki neighborhoods of the city of
Asada_Tumulus_Cluster
Megalithic structure
A chamber tumulus is a large megalithic construct found in certain early Neolithic societies. They have been uncovered along the Atlantic coastline in
Chamber_tumulus
Kofun period burial mound in Japan
Kansai region of Japan. The tumulus was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 1936. Uguisuzuka Kofun is a large tumulus built on the summit of Mount
Uguisuzuka_Kofun
Ancient closed coffin
Vergina in Greece. There, by the perimeter of a large mound, the Great Tumulus, he unearthed three tombs. The tombs were subsequently identified as royal
Golden_Larnax
Stone-age monument in the Golan Heights
megalithic, structure consisting of concentric circles of stone with a tumulus, a mound of earth and stone, at its center. It is located in the Golan
Rujm_el-Hiri
Archaeological site in Russia
(Bolshoi Salbykskii Kurgan, "Great Salbyk kurgan") is a Saka funerary tumulus (kurgan), belonging to the Tagar culture. It is located in the "Valley
Salbyk_kurgan
Historical burial mound in Kansai region of Japan
neighborhood of the city of Kyōtango, Kyoto in the Kansai region of Japan. The tumulus was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 1922. The Amino Chōshiyama
Amino_Chōshiyama_Kofun
Historic Japanese burial mound
neighborhood of the city of Kyōtango, Kyoto in the Kansai region of Japan. The tumulus was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 1923. The Shinmeiyama
Shinmeiyama_Kofun
Burial mound in Japan
of the city of Ōtsu Shiga Prefecture in the Kansai region of Japan. The tumulus was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 1974. The Ōjiyama Kofun
Ōjiyama_Kofun
Swedish melodic black metal band
Sweden, formed by Nisse Karlén (vocals/guitar) in the summer of 1990 as Tumulus. The band released three full-length studio albums and two demos. Shortly
Sacramentum_(band)
Kofun period keyhole-shaped burial mound in Japan
neighborhoods of the city of Kashihara, Nara in the Kansai region of Japan. The tumulus was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 1969 with the area
Maruyama_Kofun_(Kashihara)
Burial mound in Hiroshima, Japan
Jinyama Tumulus Cluster (陣山墳墓群) is a group of Yayoi period burial mounds, located in the Shijukan and Mukaeda neighborhoods of the city of Miyoshi, Hiroshima
Jinyama_Tumulus_Cluster
Bronze Age archaeological culture
Romania and Bulgaria in response to migrations from the northwest by the Tumulus culture, resulting in the emergence of groups such as Dubovác–Žuto Brdo
Encrusted_Pottery_culture
Group of Kofun period burial mounds in Ebina, Japan
archaeological excavations were carried out, revealing that this may be the oldest tumulus group in Kanagawa Prefecture, but even after the survey, portions of the
Akibayama_Kofun_Cluster
Period of approximately 1300-700 BC in Europe
Tumulus culture Argaric culture Bronze Age Britain Bronze Age Iberia Bronze Age France Cornish Bronze Age Urnfield culture Nordic Bronze Age Tumulus culture
Atlantic_Bronze_Age
Japanese societal system defined by tombs
as well as the locations of the oldest zenpōkōenfun. Dolmen Grave mound Tumulus Zenpōkōenfun While archaeologist Satoshi Ohira supports Tsude’s theory
Keyhole_tomb_order
Commune in Normandy, France
just North of another Neolithic site, this time a set of Tumulus, in Habloville called the Tumulus des Hogues which was listed as a historical monument in
Habloville
Burial mound in Hiroshima, Japan
Japan. The tumulus was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 1979. Although it is referred to popularly as a kofun, the Yandani Tumulus predates
Yadani_Kofun
Ancient region of central Anatolia once inhabited by Celts
BC, Hidirsihlar tumulus, Bolu. Istanbul Archaeological Museum. Galatian bracelets and earrings, 3rd century BC, Hidirsihlar tumulus, Bolu. Istanbul Archaeological
Galatia
Kofun in Fukuoka, Japan
burial mound, located in Fukutsu, Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture Japan. The tumulus was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 2000. The Tsuyazaki
Tsuyazaki_Kofun_Cluster
Type of single-chamber megalithic tomb
BCE) and were sometimes covered with earth or smaller stones to form a tumulus (burial mound). Small pad-stones may be wedged between the cap and supporting
Dolmen
Assemblages of plants and invertebrate animals of tumulus (organic mound) springs of the Swan Coastal Plain are ecological communities in Western Australia
Assemblages_of_plants_and_invertebrate_animals_of_tumulus_(organic_mound)_springs_of_the_Swan_Coastal_Plain
Kofun period keyhole-shaped burial mound in Japan
in the Kansai region of Japan. The tumulus was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 1969. The tumulus is also called the Ongonzuka (黄金塚),
Samida_Takarazuka_Kofun
Section of Villers-la-Ville, Wallonia, Belgium
Years' War, was born here. Near the village lies a Gallo-Roman tumulus called the Tumulus of Tilly. Tilly railway station Official website (in French) 50°34′N
Tilly,_Belgium
Kofun period burial mound in Japan
Kansai region of Japan. The tumulus was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 2002. The items excavated from the tumulus have been collectively designated
Shimanoyama_Kofun
European archaeological culture, 2800–1800 BCE
adopted in accordance with the previous tradition of the autochthons. In a tumulus the find of the extended skeleton of a woman accompanied by the remains
Bell_Beaker_culture
Kofun period burial mound in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
period burial mound or tumulus, located in the Shisojima neighborhood of the town of Chikuzen, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. The tumulus was designated a National
Yakenotōge_Kofun
Kofun period burial mound
neighborhood of the city of Izumo, Shimane in the San'in region of Japan. The tumulus was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 1924. It is the largest
Imaichi_Dainenji_Kofun
Destroyed memorial in New York City
purposely cracked, white granite walls that evoked the appearance of ancient tumulus markers—mounds of earth raised over graves. In explaining her creative
1993 World Trade Center Bombing Memorial
1993_World_Trade_Center_Bombing_Memorial
Archaeological culture of modern-day Ukraine
culture Aegean civilization Andronovo culture Apennine culture Armorican Tumulus culture Atlantic Bronze Age BMAC Bronze Age Britain Bronze Age Europe Canegrate
Bondarikha_culture
Bronze Age culture in Dalmatia
remains were stored in a clay urn, most often placed in the center of the tumulus. In both burial methods, fragments of a large number (from two to as many
Cetina_culture
Ancient Japanese clay burial figures
Haniwa excavated from Nohara Tumulus, Kumagaya-shi, Saitama, Kofun period, 500s AD, ceramic. Tokyo National Museum
Haniwa
Kofun period burial mound
city of Kurashiki, Okayama Prefecture, in the San'yō region of Japan. The tumulus was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 1929, with the area
Yata_Ōtsuka_Kofun
Village in Gaziantep Province, Turkey
fortress that played an important role in the Crusades, remnant of which is a tumulus. The site was occupied at the beginning of the 3rd millennium BC through
Gündoğan,_Oğuzeli
Early Bronze Age city
50 meters (37x18 ft) to 7 x 5 meters (23 x 16 ft). The cairn burial (or tumulus tomb), that dated to the Early Bronze Age III (2650-2300 BCE), was the
Bab_edh-Dhra
Kofun period keyhole-shaped burial mound in Japan
neighborhood of the city of Tenri, Nara in the Kansai region of Japan. The tumulus was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 2001. It is noted for
Kurozuka_Kofun
Tumulus in Kraków, Poland, finished in 1823
Tumulus in Kraków, Poland, finished in 1823
Kościuszko's_Mound
Archaeological site in Amasya, Turkey
40°32′44″N 35°37′43″E / 40.54556°N 35.62861°E / 40.54556; 35.62861 Type Tumulus (Tell) Periods Early Bronze Age, Iron Age, Classical Cultures Hittite,
Oluz_Höyük
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