Sentences with 'tumulus'
Example sentences and phrases with the word tumulus and other words derived from it.
• « In addition, a very rich tomb has been uncovered, consisting of a burial chamber covered by a tumulus with a circular base some fifty metres in diameter and twenty metres high. The burial mound is made of about five tons of charcoal and covered with a layer of clay more than a metre thick. »
• « The "Takamatsuzuka tumulus" was a name unknown to the general public until March 1972, when it received full-page coverage in the Japanese press because of the discovery of splendid paintings dating back to 700 AD, revealing an art form closely related to China. »