urnfield

Noun

Meaning

urnfield (plural urnfields)

Ground used as a cemetery in Bronze Age Europe, in which the ashs of cremations were buried in cinerary urns.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

golgotha cemetery memorial park necropolis graveyard churchyard burial ground kirkyard

Anagrams

furlined unrifled

Examples

It is considered equally difficult to maintain that the origin of the Peninsular Celts can be linked to the preceding Urnfield culture. Source: Internet

This type first appears in c. the 13th century BC in Northern Italy (or a general Urnfield background), and survives well into the Iron Age, with a life-span of about seven centuries. Source: Internet

First the Urnfield culture arrived (for example, tumuli are found at Ravels and Hamont-Achel in the Campine ). Source: Internet

The spread of iron-working led to the development of the Hallstatt culture directly from the Urnfield ( c. 700 to 500 BC). Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

urned Urner Urness urnful urniform urnigerate