0 a pile of earth and stones that was put over a grave (= place where a dead person is buried) in ancient times
This tumulus is 100 ft in diameter, with a ditch of about 12 ft wide and about 5 ft deep surrounding it.
Each side of the tumulus is 34 m long.
It was discovered in 1998 during archaeological excavations carried out for mlektepe tumulus.
A tumulus in the village indicate that the village was an ancient settlement which was abandoned.
A long barrow is a long tumulus, usually for numbers of burials.
Important bronze and wooden artifacts were also found in other tumulus burials at the site.
The tumulus is surrounded by ceremonial terraces in the east, west, and north.
The second tumulus had a diameter of 12 m, height of 0.75m.
