Round earth and/or stone works raised over a burial. They started occurring in the Neolithic and were very common in the early Bronze Age. They continued to be built up to and including Anglo-Saxon times.
Round barrows
Fact of the Day
When Holy Roman Emperor Frederick Barbarossa laid siege to the Italian city of Crema, he allegedly let his troops play football with the severed heads of his captives.
Quote of the Day
"If we are victorious in one more battle with the Romans, we shall be utterly ruined.
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~ Pyrrhus
On This Day
1787 The 'First Fleet' of 11 ships carrying convicts to Australia left England.
1888 Slavery was abolished in Brazil.