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Mausoleum vs Tumulus - What's the difference?

mausoleum | tumulus |

As nouns the difference between mausoleum and tumulus

is that mausoleum is mausoleum while tumulus is (archaeology) a mound of earth, especially one placed over a prehistoric tomb; a barrow.

mausoleum

English

Noun

(en-noun)
  • A large stately tomb or a building housing such a tomb or several tombs.
  • A gloomy, usually large room or building.

    • Derived terms

    * mausoleal * mausolean

    tumulus

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia tumulus) (tumuli)
  • (archaeology) A mound of earth, especially one placed over a prehistoric tomb; a barrow.
  • * 2004 , Douglas Keister, Stories in Stone , Gibbs Smith (publisher), ISBN 1-58685-321-X, page 14:
    • The tumulus is one of mankind's oldest burial monuments, dating back to 4,000 to 5,000 years B.C.

    Synonyms

    * (l)

    Derived terms

    * (Tumulus culture)