tumulus

1. (archaeology) A mound of earth, especially one placed over a prehistoric tomb; a barrow.Examples: "They planted the cannon on the tumuli, sole elevations in this level country, and formed themselves into column and hollow square."; "Near Smeinogorsk an octagonal tumulus has been found containing the corpse of a horse near a rectangular one with a human corpse, both within stone circles."; "The delicate white body will be covered to-day, The tumulus be reared, the green sod give way: And there, oh Cynvarch, thy son they will lay."Synonyms: burial mound § Synonyms