Tumuli

Stone Cairns

"The Mounds Served Variously As Construction Foundations For Public Buildings And As Funerary Tumuli." (Ouv)

Avebury Silbury Hill Near Avebury (Biggest Tumulus In Europe), West Kennet Barrow And East Kennet Barrow. Also Many Smaller Ones.

500 Tumuli Were Discovered In Kaup

La Tomba Del Principe In Monte Pruno

Ab: "There Is A Burial Mound Dating From The 3rd/2nd Century Bc"

Tumulus Of Saraikala

The Pazyryk Tombs Are Scythian Kurgans, That Is Barrow-Like Tomb Mounds Of Larch Logs Covered Over By Large Cairns Of Boulders And Stones, Dated To Between The 6th And 3rd Centuries Bce. (Wiki)
See En.Wikipedia.Org

Shellfish Tumuli

Over 600 Stone Burial Cairns

"The Best Known Cultural Heritage Remains Of This Kingdom Are Thousands Of Tombs, Built Of Stone And Covered By Stone Or Earthen Mounds. Earthen Mound Tombs, Including Many With Murals, Were Prevalent Once Koguryo Moved Its Capital To Pyongyang - But Existed In Other Parts Of The Kingdom As Well." - Nomination File

"Some Of The Tombs Show Great Ingenuity In Their Elaborate Ceilings, Designed To Roof Wide Spaces Without Columns And Carry The Heavy Load Of A Stone Or Earth Tumulus (Mound), Which Was Placed Above Them." - Nomination File

Maeshowe

A Tumulus Where Vast Quantities Of Buffalo (American Bison) Skeletons Can Still Be Found (Unesco Website)

The Tumulus At The Site, Which Is 49 M (161 Ft) Tall And 152 M (499 Ft) In Diameter (Wiki)
See En.Wikipedia.Org

184 Old Slav Burial Tumuli From The 10th And 11th Centuries Have Been Found (Unep-Wcmc)

The Mausolea Of Galerius And His Mother Are Hidden In Two Tumuli, Visible From The Main Palace

There Have Been Numerous Findings In The Tumuli Including Unique Golden Adornments And Artifacts Of Metal And Clay. (Eoearth)

Ikili Tumuli

Tumuli Grouped In Large Necropolises (Ab Ev)

The Tomb Is Covered By A Burial Mound

"Six Of The Selected Site Components Are Burial Mound Fields Consisting Of Some Dozen To Several Thousand Tumuli. Together They Comprise About 11,774 Burial Mounds." (Ouv)

"Distinctive Burial Mounds Called Kofun" (Ab Ev)

The Lowlands Have Stone Tumuli And Hearths Dating Between 6000 To 4000 Bce. (Wiki)

Ceramic Remains Of Mid-To Later Holocene Times Occur Widely, And Are Especially Common At A Series Of Rock Tumuli At Najd Sahi. (Nom File P.14)

Carnuntum (Id No 31): "Cemeteries Along The Ancient Radial Roads, Whereby Elaborate Tomb Architecture Such As Funeral Altars, Pillar Monuments Or Tomb Chapels As Well As Tumulus Tombs Were Found" (Nomination File, P. 79)

"Six Hemispherical Tumuli Are The Most Conspicuous Features Of Curiosity And Promise In The Zone Of [The] Western Necropolis." They Surround A "Depression Representing A Buried Water Body And Were Believed To Be Of Special Significance In Terms Of Their Shape, Size And Location. Two Of Them (...) Have Been Subjected To Archaeological Investigation Which Confirmed Their Being Funerary Monuments Of Exceeding Importance And Unique Character". (Nomination Text, P. 223)

“The Introduction Of New Forms Of Tombs And The Intensification Of The Spatial Hierarchy In The Tumuli Sites Reflect The Structural Changes Experienced By Gaya Society During Its History.” - Unesco Description

"Surrounding The Citadel Mound And The Lower And Outer Towns, More Than One Hundred Tumuli – Earthen Mounds Protecting The Burials Of The Ruling Class – Dot The Landscape Of Gordion. Their Size Is Variable, From Small Humps On The Ground To Large-Scale Mounds, Such As The Tumulus Known As The Midas Mound" (Ab Ev)

Mound City: ".. The Highest Density Of Burial Mounds Of Any Hopewell Earthwork." (Nom File)

"A Huge Number Of Ancient Burials Are Known On The Site. ... The Later Types Consist Of Mounds (Kurgans) Of Stone And Earth Built Above Tombs. The Latter Seem To Date From The Early Iron Age To The Present Day." (Ab Ev)

"Other Characteristic Symbolic Elements Of The Royal Court Of Tiébélé Are Located Outside The Compound. These Include The Pourou, The Sacred Tumulus Where The Placenta Of The New-Borns Of The Royal Family Are Buried". (Ab Ev)

"The Rich Archaeological Remains Reflect The Multifaceted Lives Of The Occupants, Including (...) The Funerary Landscape Of Tumuli And Cairns In The Valley" - "There Are 178 Tumuli (Or Cruciform Tombs) And 2,657 Cairns At The Foot Of Jabal Tuwayq" (Ab Ev)

"Royal Burial Mounds Or "Moidams" ("Home"-For-Spirit")" - "The Moidams (...) Are Created By Providing An Earth Cover Over A Hollow Vault Constructed Of Brick, Stone, Or Earth. The Vaults Contain The Buried Or Cremated Remains Of Kings And Other Royal Individuals Together With Grave Goods." (Ab Ev)

"The Complexes Conserve Their Integrity In Terms Of Spatial Associations Of The Component Circles, Individual Megaliths And Tumuli." (Ab Ev)

Torralba D'En Salort In Component C6: "(...) The Underground Or Semi-Underground Structures Like The Hypostyle Hall (Which Conserves Part Of The Earthen Tumulus That Covers The Roof)" (Nomination File, P. 443) – "The Dolmen Of Ses Roques Llises (...) Includes A Corridor Delimited By Stone Slabs (Only The Left Side Slab Still Exists), A Rectangular Chamber Accessed Through A Perforated Stone Slab And The Remains Of A Tumulus (Which Likely Covered The Entire Tomb) That Enveloped The Structure."
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