Found 2 items, similar to tumulus.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: tumulus tumulus n : (archeology) a heap of earth placed over prehistoric tombs [syn: burial mound, grave mound, barrow]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Tumulus Tumulus \Tu"mu*lus\, n.; pl. Tumuli. [L., a mound, a sepulchral mound, probably from tumere to swell. Cf. Tumid.] An artificial hillock, especially one raised over a grave, particularly over the graves of persons buried in ancient times; a barrow. [1913 Webster]