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Recent Examples of tumulus
Nearby, the researchers found a 197- by 26-foot tumulus, or burial mound, and an extravagant array of Greek funerary goods likely left by merchants and mercenaries living in the area.
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Isis Davis-Marks, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Aug. 2021
Another surprising discovery is a giant tumulus near the town of Amphipolis in northern Greece.
—National Geographic, 8 Apr. 2019
The pressure may have pushed that tumulus to sea level.
—Megan Friedman, Popular Mechanics, 16 July 2018
The running theory is that the island was a submarine tumulus created when the pressure of slow-moving lava lifts the crust above it.
—Megan Friedman, Popular Mechanics, 16 July 2018
Resembling an ancient burial mound known as a tumulus, Maropeng's entrance blends artfully with the grassland surroundings.
—Smithsonian, 27 Mar. 2017
Isis Davis-Marks, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Aug. 2021
Another surprising discovery is a giant tumulus near the town of Amphipolis in northern Greece.
—National Geographic, 8 Apr. 2019
The pressure may have pushed that tumulus to sea level.
—Megan Friedman, Popular Mechanics, 16 July 2018
The running theory is that the island was a submarine tumulus created when the pressure of slow-moving lava lifts the crust above it.
—Megan Friedman, Popular Mechanics, 16 July 2018
Resembling an ancient burial mound known as a tumulus, Maropeng's entrance blends artfully with the grassland surroundings.
—Smithsonian, 27 Mar. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tumulus
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During the cholera outbreak in the mid-1800s, settlers turned to Indian Field to create a cemetery.Frank Vaisvilas, Journal Sentinel, 14 Nov. 2024
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Net mortuary and cemetery sales decreased slightly to $6,814,331 from $7,234,031, with a reduction in cemetery pre-need sales.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
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The ancient long barrow, located at the border of the villages Dlouhé Dvory and Lípa in the country’s eastern Bohemia region, measures roughly 620 feet long and 50 feet wide at its largest point.Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 2 July 2024
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Another Bronze Age cemetery located ten miles from Stonehenge features 20 barrows, or circular mounds, some of which show signs of cremation.Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Dec. 2023
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The types of rocks found in the underground of a graveyard play an important role in the decay of corpses.David Bressan, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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When my dad had his accident, people would talk about spinal cord injury research as the graveyard of neuroscience.ABC NEWS, ABC News, 19 Oct. 2024
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The cadence of the play is clearly off, as Rizzo doesn’t charge and Cole appears to get lost in no man’s land between the pitcher’s mound and first base.Tony Blengino, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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Despite facing long odds, Torres said the team is always confident when Cole takes the mound.Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 30 Oct. 2024
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Greek Festival Food, music and dance fill the churchyard at Holy Trinity Cathedral during one of the largest cultural festivals of the year in downtown Salt Lake City.Erin Alberty, Axios, 5 Sep. 2024
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Kristen makes some noise about a contractor, but that’s not soon enough for Sister Andrea, who tells Ben to get some bricks from the churchyard and start the work ASAP.Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 4 July 2024
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The book is slim, its pages filled with white space, and the photos themselves take on the feeling of a mausoleum’s statuary.Rhian Sasseen, The Atlantic, 14 Oct. 2024
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It was built in the 17th century by Emperor Shah Jahan, as a mausoleum for his favourite queen, Mumtaz Mahal, who had died giving birth to their 14th child.The Week UK, theweek, 25 Sep. 2024
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“Tumulus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tumulus. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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