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Burial mounds raised over the dead.
🇰🇿 Kazakhstan · Kurgan
Saka (600–350 BCE) · Semirechye Saka
North terrace row 4.1 km from Ili River right bank delta (605 m) with 6 mounds 18–42 m diam, 2–5 m high linear along terrace scarp (920 m).
🇷🇺 Russia · Archaeological wonder
Early Scythian (~900–700 BCE) · Aldy-Bel / Arzhan (early Scythian–Siberian)
Enormous 120-m stone platform kurgan in the Uyuk depression, where archaeologists led by Gryaznov and later Chugunov uncovered a radial larch log mortuary house with central royal double burial and…
🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Tumulus
Andean Formative (1800–200 BCE) · Andean Formative
Priory Pit Tumulus in Somerset, South West England, United Kingdom is a Andean Formative (1800–200 BCE) tumulus attributed to Andean Formative culture.
🇸🇪 Sweden · Tumulus
Vendel Period to Viking Age (c.550–1100 CE) · Vendel / Viking Age Svear
Cemetery on a ridge above the Fyris river used for 600 years (5th–11th c.) with 15 Vendel–Viking boat graves (c.600–1100), chamber graves and 62 cremations.
🇹🇳 Tunisia · Tumulus
Harappan (2600–1900 BCE) · Harappan
Dyke Tula Burial Mound in Kairouan Governorate, Tunisia is a Harappan (2600–1900 BCE) tumulus attributed to Harappan culture.
🇸🇪 Sweden · Tumulus
Vendel Period (550–800 CE) · Vendel Period Svear
Eponymous Vendel Period cemetery in Vendel churchyard with 14 intact boat graves 550–800 CE excavated 1881–93 by Hjalmar Stolpe.
🇸🇩 Sudan · Tumulus
Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE) · Classical
Aber-Long Tumulus in River Nile State, Sudan is a Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE) tumulus attributed to Classical culture.
🇱🇰 Sri Lanka · Tumulus
Moche (100–800 CE) · Moche
Tumulus of Canal Enclosure in North Central Province, Sri Lanka is a Moche (100–800 CE) tumulus attributed to Moche culture.
🇵🇹 Portugal · Tumulus
Early Bronze Age (3300–2100 BCE) · Early Bronze Age
Tre Mains Tumulus in Alentejo, Portugal is a Early Bronze Age (3300–2100 BCE) tumulus attributed to Early Bronze Age culture.
🇰🇿 Kazakhstan · Archaeological wonder
Scythian Pazyryk phase (~400–250 BCE) · Saka/Pazyryk (East Kazakh nomadic)
Seventy burial mounds in the Bukhtarma valley of the Altai where Canadian–Kazakh teams uncovered horse sacrifices wearing antlered ibex-horn masks transforming them into griffins.
🇮🇶 Iraq · Megalith
Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE) · Bronze Age
Mound 72 Beaded Burial Extension in Southern Alluvium, Iraq is a Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE) megalithic attributed to Bronze Age culture.
🇪🇹 Ethiopia · Tumulus
Period Medieval · Regional culture Africa-Tumulus
Rock-Cut Tomb Cluster Africa 63 — Ethiopia Region 3 in Ethiopia Region 3, Ethiopia is a Iron Age tumulus with stratified deposits and regional significance. Excavations reveal architectural phasing.
🇯🇴 Jordan · Kurgan
Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE) · Local Neolithic
Norway Reindeer Pitfall South in Harrat al-Sham, Jordan is a Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE) kurgan attributed to Local Neolithic culture.
🇺🇸 United States · Tumulus
Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) · Local Neolithic
Pyramid of the Sun Annex in Mississippi Valley, United States is a Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) tumulus attributed to Local Neolithic culture.
🇺🇸 United States · Tumulus
Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) · Bronze Age
Moundville Pyramid B Annex in Mississippi Valley, United States is a Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) tumulus attributed to Bronze Age culture.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Tumulus
Period Classical · Regional culture Africa-Tumulus
Temple Terrace Africa 3 — Egypt Region 3 in Egypt Region 3, Egypt is a Bronze Age tumulus with stratified deposits and regional significance. Excavations reveal architectural phasing.
🇸🇪 Sweden · Tumulus
Iron Age–Viking (500 BCE–1050 CE) · South Scandinavian Iron Age
Sweden's greatest burial field (14 ha) at Anundshög–Badelunda 9 km NE of Västerås: 14 m high 60 m diameter Anund mound (c.550 CE), 12 smaller mounds, 9 stone ships (largest 53×16 m), 12 stone circles…
🇪🇬 Egypt · Tumulus
Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE) · Iron Age
Meroe Northern Pyramid Field Extension in Saqqara, Egypt is a Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE) tumulus attributed to Iron Age culture.
🇹🇳 Tunisia · Tumulus
Period Neolithic · Regional culture Africa-Tumulus
Pyramid Outlier Africa 73 — Tunisia Region 1 in Tunisia Region 1, Tunisia is a Neolithic tumulus with stratified deposits and regional significance. Excavations reveal architectural phasing.
🇨🇳 China · Megalith
Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) · Local Neolithic
Borobudur Terrace Pyramid South in Xi'an Plain, China is a Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) megalithic attributed to Local Neolithic culture.
🇸🇪 Sweden · Kurgan
Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) · Local Neolithic
Gokstad Boat House Outlier North in Lapland, Sweden is a Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) kurgan attributed to Local Neolithic culture.
🇲🇽 Mexico · Tumulus
Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE) · Bronze Age
Han Yangling Pyramid South in Cholula, Mexico is a Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE) tumulus attributed to Bronze Age culture.
🇯🇵 Japan · Tumulus
Late Kofun (late 6th c. CE c. 590 CE) · Yamato aristocracy (Mononobe/Soga)
Ikaruga round tomb excavated 1985, 6 mirrors including beast-band mirrors, unlooted 6th c. elite.
🇵🇪 Peru · Megalith
Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) · Classical
Spiro Craig Mound South in Moche Valley, Peru is a Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) megalithic attributed to Classical culture.
