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Tumulus vs Howe - What's the difference?

tumulus | howe |

As nouns the difference between tumulus and howe

is that tumulus is a mound of earth, especially one placed over a prehistoric tomb; a barrow while howe is alternative form of lang=en a tumulus, a bowl barrow.

As a proper noun Howe is

{{surname|A=An|English topographic|from=Middle English}} for someone who lived by a small hill.

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)

    howe

    English

    Proper noun

    (wikipedia Howe) (en proper noun)
  • for someone who lived by a small hill.