˜yÐÄvlog

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burial mound

noun

  1. a mound built over a grave or graves. Compare barrow 2( def 1 ).


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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of burial mound1

First recorded in 1850–55
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Mandalay used to be known as the city of gold, dotted by glittering pagodas and Buddhist burial mounds, but the air in Myanmar’s former royal capital now reeks of dead bodies.

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A mobile radar system was positioned on the Bronze Age burial mound so signals could bounce off the incoming aircraft.

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Scheduled monument sites identified by Right to Roam campaigners as having no existing legal rights of way to them include hillforts, holy wells, henges and ancient burial mounds known as barrows.

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The Celtic culture of the pre-Roman Iron Age in Western and Central Europe has left numerous traces to this day, not least in the form of enormous burial mounds and spectacular archaeological artifacts.

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The burial mounds of their elite were up to 100 meters across and more than 6 meters tall, prominent features in the landscape around their settlements.

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