Re: Tolos & Kurgan

John Croft wrote:

>
> Whilst considering Kurgan and Tolos, we need to think of other kinds of
> chieftain burrial too.
>
> The Origins of Human Society gives the following
>
> Barrow (Britain)
> Tumuli (Western & Central Europe)
> Kurgan (Eastern Europe and the Steppes)
>
> All of them applying to the same feature, a burial mound marking the
> grave of some important leader. Are these etymologically interrelated,
> culturally a common feature of IE, or just common features which appear
> in certain social contexts?
>
> Regards
>
> John
>
>

Hi John,
Please allow me to add Tolos to your listing. BTW, Piotr says "tolos"
should be spelled *tholos*. What sayest you?

Barrow (Britain)
Tumuli (Western & Central Europe)
Kurgan (Eastern Europe and the Steppes)
Tolos (Caucasus, Central Asia, Southern Russia)

IMO, these burial practices are all similar and perhaps reflect a
similar, IE culture.

Gerry


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