Word of the Day:
tumulus
What It Means
A mound of earth, especially one placed over a prehistoric tomb; a barrow.
Tumulus in Context
“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.”
Did You Know?
From Latin tumulus (“mound, hill”), from tumeō (“to swell”). Doublet of tombolo.
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