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Typical burial tumulus
of the Iberian Bronze Age, from Portugal. The mound is 60 ft. high, matching that of the Grave Creek mount
in West Virginia. But the burial
chamber is constructed of fitted stones, whereas in North America timber
covered by loose stone fill was used.
With rotting of the wood, the chamber in the Grave Creek mound
collapsed, whereas the Portuguese example did not (Fell 1982). |
