grave mound

• Término antiguo o arcaico para referirse a un túmulo funerario, montículo o terraplén — un montón de tierra y piedras erigido sobre una tumba en tiempos antiguos.

An old or archaic term for a burial mound, tumulus, or barrow — a heap of earth and stones raised over a grave in ancient times.

1. Burial moundB2formal

   A heap of earth or stones raised over a grave, often found in ancient burial sites.

   Túmulo funerario

   • Archaeologists excavated a large grave mound from the Bronze Age.
   • The ancient grave mound was covered in grass and wildflowers.
   • Villagers built a grave mound to honor their fallen leader.