tumuli
plural oftumulus
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It is almost self-evident that the dead, in their graves, tombs, andtumuliare an important element in this history of dwelling.
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There are a vast number oftumuliand monuments in that part of the world.
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Many of our monuments are field monuments—barrows ortumuli, the remains of ancient field systems or the foundations of mediaeval villages.
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The region has been inhabited since pre-historic times withtumuliin the heathland to the south of the village.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The park contains numerous othertumuliof varying age, both keyhole and circular.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Severaltumuliwere formerly discernible, but they have been nearly levelled.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.As itstumuliattest, it is also a graveyard that has swallowed countless generations of inhabitants without changing much itself.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.People of this culture burned their dead and buried the ashes in urns, which were typically placed in urnfields but also intumuli.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Funerary sites ortumuliwere built there during the 8th to 16th centuries.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.A number oftumuliwere discovered in this area which covered chambers on rectangular foundation platforms.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.There are dozens oftumulion the moorland.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Eventually these villagers wake, bathe and take up building the largest of the localtumuli.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Many hypogea are concealed beneathtumuliretained by walls; others are cut into cliffs.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Thetumuliwere constructed on top of the ridge.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Most of the graves take the form of lowtumulicovered or ringed with hundreds or thousands of white or black desert pebbles.
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