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Royal Mound 3

7 story sections24 min 20 s in all

part of a World Heritage site in Bahrain

History & cultureBY TELLBY

Contents

7 sections · tap a section for its opening lines
  1. 1Orientation3:18

    Welcome, esteemed visitors. Today, it is an absolute privilege to guide you through Royal Mound 3, a monumental showcase representing one of the most extraordinary archaeological legacies from the First Iron Age in Western Serbia. …

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  2. 2Massive Mound Exterior and Stone Structure4:14

    When most visitors picture an ancient burial mound, they typically imagine a modest hillock nestled quietly in the countryside. Indeed, the standard warrior graves distributed across the Balkan landscape usually measure merely…

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  3. 3Warrior Equipment and Drinking Vessels3:53

    Have you ever wondered how many diverse grave items were required for an entombed warrior to fully prove his identity in the afterlife? Remarkably, ancient people did not require an exhaustive array of complex tools; instead,…

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  4. 4Tribal Aristocracy and Accessories3:40

    Among the grave inventories recovered from the deepest recesses of ancient barrows, certain treasures stand out for their extraordinary craftsmanship and extreme rarity. Discovered within the central core of a conical stone…

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  5. 5Princely Chamber and Imported Luxuries3:29

    Visitors are often astonished to learn that thousands of radiant amber jewels and luxury imported goods were unearthed from within a single burial chamber. Unbelievably, this princely tomb yielded an extraordinary quantity of…

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  6. 6Burial Practice and Skeletal Inhumation3:45

    What could be more captivating in archaeology than a dramatic moment when long-held historical assumptions are completely overturned by cutting-edge scientific reanalysis? Early researchers who conducted the initial excavations…

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  7. 7Closing2:01

    Royal Mound 3, which we have explored together today, represents far more than an ancient grave; it stands as a monumental historical legacy illustrating the complex social stratification and brilliant material culture achieved…

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What is Royal Mound 3?

Royal Mound 3 is a place with 7 story sections on Tellby. You can read the opening of each section on this page; the sound plays in the app.

Key facts
TypeHeritage
Story sections7
Total length24 min 20 s in all
Text languageEnglish
Coordinates26.1589, 50.5142
Last updated
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