Oval barrow

An oval barrow is the name given by archaeologists to a type of prehistoric burial tumulus of roughly oval shape.

Judging from those sited in or near the Thames Valley, there is much doubt as to how oval barrows are related to the burials found within them and funerary practices, because there can be a long gap of many years between an original burial and the construction of the barrow.

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