tumulus
/ˈtjuːmjʊləs
/noun (plural tumuli /ˈtjuːmjʊlʌɪ/ /ˈtjuːmjʊliː/)
An ancient burial mound; a barrow.Farmer Bob Frearson is in the process of putting up fences to prevent 4x4 drivers getting on to his land and using ancient burial mounds, or tumuli, as an off-road assault course....
- The tumuli, or ancient burial mounds, are obvious enough and we have always been able to work around them.
- At first cremation was the rule, as were flat or low graves, though later the tumulus or raised barrow became standard.
Origin
Late Middle English: from Latin; related to tumere 'swell'.