Tumulus (Bronze Age culture or period)

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Refers to a Bronze Age period and culture evident in Europe from around 1600 BCE. It is characterized by jewelry, particularly distinctive pins with decorated heads, networks of trade, including trade in amber, and characteristic barrows or tumuli, which generally covered inhumation or cremation burials.
Tumulus
Accepted term: 10-Mar-2025