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Meaning of "tumuli"
Tumulus refers to a mound of earth and stones raised over a grave or graves, often used in archaeology and ancient burial practices
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The region contains some fifty tumuli.
There are a number of tumuli in the parish.
Many are also marked with small tumuli.
There are a number of tumuli and cairns on the hills.
Tumuli are usually surrounded by a ring of stones or a shallow ditch.
They are rectangular or trapezoidal tumuli or earth mounds.
A wealth of nearby tumuli is indicative of ancient human settlement.
Farm sheds have been replaced by tumuli.
There are dozens of tumuli on the moorland.
Most of the graves are cairns and circular tumuli.
Five of the known tumuli are still visible.
These tumuli protect their content from the weather.
They consist of clusters of earthen tumuli or burial mounds.
Most of the tumuli are shaped like domes or mounds of earth.
Some coffins have also been found inside some tumuli.
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Possible existence of prehistoric tumuli were surveyed but delivered no results.
The inhumations are in kurgans tumuli.
To the east of the tumuli is a row of at least eight pyramids.
There are many tumuli.
There are tumuli in the park.
Archaeological research have proved the presence of tumuli at the park.
There were more tumuli in the area which have been destroyed.
There are also several passage tombs and many tumuli nearby.
The kofun tumuli have assumed various shapes throughout history.
Their usual tombs were under the stone tumuli of kurgan type.
There is no evidence that tumuli were once the habitations of earlier populations.
These wooden chambers were covered by artificial hills that are usually called tumuli.
The many kofun or tumuli in the area are believed to be their burial ground.
He found and examined several of the tumuli within the city walls.
Grave chambers were constructed of stone and covered with earth mounds tumuli.
The inscriptions were found in huge tumuli evidently the burial places of these kings.
Characteristic for the culture are the inhumations in pit graves under kurgans tumuli.
Reisner excavated various tumuli containing graves with hundreds of skeletons and a great variety of objects.
Upper Xiajiadian burials were typically marked by cairns and tumuli.
Prehistoric tumuli have been unearthed in Mrčajevci.
Near Langeloh is a field of tumuli.
Two of the Tumuli are registered as historical monuments.
There were many Danish forts and tumuli in the parish.
Hillforts and tumuli are remains of the Illyrians.
The Botley Stone is just one of a number of tumuli in the area.
Tumuli and Roman villas were found nearby.
It is assumed that the tumuli are to be assigned to the Hallstatt culture.
It follows the Yamna culture and Balanovo culture in its inhumation practices in tumuli.
Many rich Tumuli and chamber tombs have been found.
The Dardani burned their dead and bury their remnants in tumuli tombs.
Fairy forts and prehistoric Tumuli were seen as entrances to their world.
The Scythians buried their high status dead in mounds called kurgans or tumuli.
Near the village there are Thracian tumuli which were also used in Medieval times.
There are also multiple Neolithic tumuli.
Six tumuli have been found in the Shiki area at the base of Mount Miwa.
