burial mound

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noun

a mound built over a grave or graves.Compare barrow² (def. 1).

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Origin of burial mound

First recorded in 1850–55

It was a traditional burial—the kind that the government is now battling—that led to the first outbreak.
Jail Threats for Sierra Leone Ebola Victims’ Families|Abby Haglage|December 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
As the burial team arrived to remove the body, he began making small movements and was found to be still alive.
What It’s Like to Wake Up Dead|Dr. Anand Veeravagu, MD, Tej Azad|November 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Unfortunately, neither of our teams had pinpointed the pig's burial site.
Knowing Where the Bodies Are Buried: An Excerpt From 'Lives in Ruins'|Marilyn Johnson|November 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Scans of many of these have been amassed by Vieira on his Facebook page, Stone Builders, Mound Builders and the Giants of Ancient.
Hunting for a Real-Life Hagrid|Nina Strochlic|November 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST

“At one point they were going to perform a burial ceremony with the ashes,” he says.
Rage Against the Ebola Crematorium|Abby Haglage|November 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Before the breath could have been well out of his body, they hoisted him up and carried him away to burial.
Hunting the Lions|R.M. Ballantyne
An undertaker waited on a gentleman, with the bill for the burial of his wife, amounting to 67l.
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun;|Various
When all these ceremonies were finished, they carried him for burial to an isolated island, far from the mainland.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various
They attend to the burial of the poor, and of the bones of those who are hanged, which duty they see to once each year.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume XX, 1621-1624|Various
The burial of 3,000 Turks by armistice at Anzac seems to have been carried out without a hitch.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton