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Tumulus

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A tumulus is a big hill.

Bin Tepe, large tumulus.jpg
Bin Tepe, large tumulus.jpg
It is made of dirt and stones. People built them over graves. These hills can be round or long.
Soulton Long Barrow, autumn 2018.jpg
Soulton Long Barrow, autumn 2018.jpg
They help us learn about the past. Have you seen a big hill?

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File:Bin Tepe, large tumulus.jpg
Bin Tepe, large tumulus.jpg
File:Gamla uppsala.jpg
Gamla uppsala.jpg
File:German military cemetery Normandy 1.jpg
German military cemetery Normandy 1.jpg
File:Sulm valley tumulus.jpg
Sulm valley tumulus.jpg
File:Kasta tumulus - view from Amphipolis.jpg
Kasta tumulus - view from Amphipolis.jpg
File:The Landscape South of Stonehenge.jpg
The Landscape South of Stonehenge.jpg
File:Soulton Long Barrow, autumn 2018.jpg
Soulton Long Barrow, autumn 2018.jpg
File:The grave of a native of Australia by G.H. Evans; engraved by R. Havell & Son. John Oxley ca, 1820.jpg
The grave of a native of Australia by...
File:Aboriginal carved trees, photographed by Henry King (ca.1889 and 1894).jpg
Aboriginal carved trees, photographed by...
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Gordion82.JPG
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TumMMWPintro.jpg
File:Burial Mounds in Bahrain 1918.jpg
Burial Mounds in Bahrain 1918.jpg

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