🇦🇺 Australia · Tumulus
Circle-Little Tumulus
Neolithic (6000–3000 BCE) · Neolithic
Circle-Little Tumulus in New South Wales, Australia is a Neolithic (6000–3000 BCE) tumulus attributed to Neolithic culture.
🇮🇹 Italy · Tumulus
Highfield-Narrow Wadi Burial Mound
Yayoi (300 BCE–300 CE) · Yayoi
Highfield-Narrow Wadi Burial Mound in Sicily, Italy is a Yayoi (300 BCE–300 CE) tumulus attributed to Yayoi culture.
🇰🇭 Cambodia · Tumulus
Tumulus of Rig
Jōmon (14000–300 BCE) · Jōmon
Tumulus of Rig in Preah Vihear, Cambodia is a Jōmon (14000–300 BCE) tumulus attributed to Jōmon culture.
🇱🇾 Libya · Tumulus
Wadi Burial Mound
Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) · Iron Age
Wadi Burial Mound in Fezzan, Libya is a Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) tumulus attributed to Iron Age culture.
🇪🇹 Ethiopia · Tumulus
Hillfort Rampart Africa 47 — Ethiopia Region 11
Period Late Holocene · Regional culture Africa-Tumulus
Hillfort Rampart Africa 47 — Ethiopia Region 11 in Ethiopia Region 11, Ethiopia is a Neolithic tumulus with stratified deposits and regional significance. Excavations reveal architectural phasing.
🇪🇹 Ethiopia · Tumulus
Temple Terrace Africa 10 — Ethiopia Region 10
Period Late Holocene · Regional culture Africa-Tumulus
Temple Terrace Africa 10 — Ethiopia Region 10 in Ethiopia Region 10, Ethiopia is a Iron Age tumulus with stratified deposits and regional significance. Excavations reveal architectural phasing.
🇹🇳 Tunisia · Tumulus
Buried Street Grid Africa 76 — Tunisia Region 4
Period Classical · Regional culture Africa-Tumulus
Buried Street Grid Africa 76 — Tunisia Region 4 in Tunisia Region 4, Tunisia is a Bronze Age tumulus with stratified deposits and regional significance. Excavations reveal architectural phasing.
🇫🇷 France · Megalith
Er Grah Tumulus
Early to Middle Neolithic · Morbihan Neolithic
140 m Neolithic tumulus at Locmariaquer — longest in Brittany, part of Grand Menhir alignment.
🇪🇹 Ethiopia · Tumulus
Geoglyph Panel Africa 31 — Ethiopia Region 7
Period Late Holocene · Regional culture Africa-Tumulus
Geoglyph Panel Africa 31 — Ethiopia Region 7 in Ethiopia Region 7, Ethiopia is a Neolithic tumulus with stratified deposits and regional significance. Excavations reveal architectural phasing.
🇨🇳 China · Tumulus
Mound 72 Beaded Burial Extension — Xi'an Plain (Xi'an)
Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) · Iron Age
Mound 72 Beaded Burial Extension in Xi'an Plain, China is a Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) tumulus attributed to Iron Age culture.
🇲🇽 Mexico · Tumulus
Small Step Pyramid East — Cholula (Puebla)
Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) · Classical
Small Step Pyramid East in Cholula, Mexico is a Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) tumulus attributed to Classical culture.
🇲🇽 Mexico · Tumulus
Zawyet Pyramid North
Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) · Iron Age
Zawyet Pyramid North in Cholula, Mexico is a Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) tumulus attributed to Iron Age culture.
🇯🇵 Japan · Tumulus
Daisen Kofun — Nintoku Outer Moat Sector
Kofun (c. 411–453 CE Nintoku) · Yamato Kofun (Emperor Nintoku tradition)
Mozu kofun group excavated non-invasive by Sakai 1872, UNESCO 2019 as Mozu-Furuichi, Imperial mound unentered.
🇯🇵 Japan · Tumulus
Hashihaka Kofun — Earliest Keyhole Tomb
Early Kofun (mid-3rd c. CE c. 250 CE) · Yamato early Kofun (Himiko? Queen)
Makimuku Hashihaka excavated around moat 1990s, 280 m earliest Kofun predating Daisen by 180 yrs.
🇯🇵 Japan · Tumulus
Ishinohoden Kofun — Karatsu Vaulted Stone Chamber
Late Kofun (6th c. CE) · Yamato influenced Hizen
Karatsu megalithic chamber exposed by erosion, excavated 1900, late Kofun island type.
🇯🇵 Japan · Tumulus
Iwase Senzuka — Cliff Kofun Cluster with Open Air Display
Kofun (5th–7th c. CE) · Kii regional Kofun
Wakayama ridge 850 tombs excavated 1900s–now, rock-cut horizon tombs unique in Kansai.
🇯🇵 Japan · Tumulus
Tateyama — Stone Coffin Terrace Kofun Group
Kofun (5th c. CE) · Hida / Etchu Kofun
Tateyama alpine kofun excavated 1970s, house-shaped sarcophagus like later Asuka type.
🇫🇷 France · Tumulus
Tumulus de Mont-Iouarn (Ploumilliau)
Middle to Late Neolithic · Armorican Neolithic
Passage mound tumulus at Ploumilliau (c. 3500 BCE), 30 m diameter, 5 m high, with granite passage and chamber, excavated 1950s revealing Neolithic pottery and human remains, overlooking Leguer valley.
🇹🇷 Turkey · Tumulus
Beşiktepe
Early Bronze I–II (3000–2500 BCE) · Troad Early Bronze
Early Bronze I–II (3000–2500 BCE) tumulus of Troad Early Bronze in Çanakkale Province, Troad (c.3000 BCE).
🇫🇷 France · Tumulus
Tumulus Saint-Michel Annex Cist South — Southern Extension
Middle Neolithic (4500-3500 BCE) · Atlantic Neolithic
Tumulus Saint-Michel Annex Cist South — Southern Extension in Brittany, Morbihan, France is a Middle Neolithic (4500-3500 BCE) tumulus attributed to Atlantic Neolithic.
🇳🇬 Nigeria · Tumulus
Igbo-Ukwu Workshop Mound South Annex — Northern Annex
Early Medieval (800-1000 CE) · Igbo-Ukwu
Igbo-Ukwu Workshop Mound South Annex — Northern Annex in Anambra, Igbo-Ukwu, Nigeria is a Early Medieval (800-1000 CE) tumulus attributed to Igbo-Ukwu.
🇳🇬 Nigeria · Tumulus
Igbo-Ukwu Workshop Mound South Annex — Eastern Outlier
Early Medieval (800-1000 CE) · Igbo-Ukwu
Igbo-Ukwu Workshop Mound South Annex — Eastern Outlier in Anambra, Igbo-Ukwu, Nigeria is a Early Medieval (800-1000 CE) tumulus attributed to Igbo-Ukwu.
🇫🇷 France · Tumulus
Tumulus Saint-Michel Annex Cist South
Middle Neolithic (4500-3500 BCE) · Atlantic Neolithic
Tumulus Saint-Michel Annex Cist South in Brittany, Morbihan, France is a Middle Neolithic (4500-3500 BCE) tumulus attributed to Atlantic Neolithic.
🇫🇷 France · Megalith
Tumulus Saint-Michel at Carnac
Middle Neolithic (c.5000–3500 BCE) · Carn / Tumulus Culture (Early Armorican Neolithic)
Giant 125 m × 12 m tumulus covering passage grave (c.4500 BCE) with 39 jadeite axes — Brittany's largest mound at Carnac.