# Tumulus of Noville
The **Tumulus of Noville** is a Gallo-Roman burial mound near Noville, in Liège province, Belgium.[1](https://pleiades.stoa.org/indexes-old/index-by-select-time-periods/roman/tumulus?b_start%3Aint=40) It belongs to the group of Gallo-Roman tumuli recorded in the Belgian countryside, alongside examples such as the [Tumulus of Noirmont](https://www.edgepedia.org/tumulus-of-noirmont) at Chastre, the [Tumulus of Vissoul](https://www.edgepedia.org/tumulus-of-vissoul), and the [Tumulus of Xhendremael](https://www.edgepedia.org/tumulus-of-xhendremael).[1](https://pleiades.stoa.org/indexes-old/index-by-select-time-periods/roman/tumulus?b_start%3Aint=40)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Subject | A Gallo-Roman tumulus (burial mound) near Noville, Belgium[1](https://pleiades.stoa.org/indexes-old/index-by-select-time-periods/roman/tumulus?b_start%3Aint=40) |
| Location | Noville, Liège province, Belgium[2](https://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?map=2&sid=53615) |
| Cultural classification | Listed by the Megalithic Portal under Iron Age and Later Prehistory[2](https://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?map=2&sid=53615) |
| Period listing | Included in Pleiades' index of places of the Roman, early Empire period (30 BC-AD 300)[1](https://pleiades.stoa.org/indexes-old/index-by-select-time-periods/roman/tumulus?b_start%3Aint=40) |
| Related monuments | Gallo-Roman tumuli at Chastre, Vissoul, Xhendremael, and the Twee Tommen pair near Monte Aachen[1](https://pleiades.stoa.org/indexes-old/index-by-select-time-periods/roman/tumulus?b_start%3Aint=40) |
## Identification and setting
The monument is cataloged in the Pleiades digital gazetteer of ancient places as the "Tumulus of Noville", described as a Gallo-Roman tumulus near Noville, Belgium; the entry was created by Jeffrey Becker and last modified in December 2024.[1](https://pleiades.stoa.org/indexes-old/index-by-select-time-periods/roman/tumulus?b_start%3Aint=40) The Megalithic Portal carries the site under the name "Tumulus de Noville", places it in Liège, and classifies it under Iron Age and Later Prehistory.[2](https://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?map=2&sid=53615) A local heritage publication, the Chronique de Waremme, also maintains a page devoted to the tumulus under the same name.[3](https://chronique-de-waremme.be/tag/tumulus-de-noville/)
Gallo-Roman tumuli of this kind are artificial mounds raised over burials, a form of funerary architecture with a wide distribution in the Roman provinces of western Europe.[4](https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0305440308000927)
## Distinct places of the same name
The name Noville attaches to several unrelated archaeological subjects, and the tumulus should not be confused with them. Noville in the canton of [Vaud](https://www.edgepedia.org/vaud), Switzerland, is the location of protohistoric and Gallo-Roman remains at the Canal du Haut-Lac, excavated in 2018, whose significance lies in sediment deformation caused by the Tauredunum landslide and tsunami of 563 AD rather than in any burial mound.[5](https://www.archeodunum.com/Notice_site/noville-546/) Noville in Mugardos, Galicia, Spain, is a Roman maritime villa of the 3rd and 4th centuries AD on the south shore of the ria of Ferrol, for which the regional government published a conservation plan in 2023.[6](https://www.cultura.gal/gl/nova/102843)
## References
1. [Tumulus index, Pleiades gazetteer of ancient places](https://pleiades.stoa.org/indexes-old/index-by-select-time-periods/roman/tumulus?b_start%3Aint=40)
2. [Tumulus de Noville, Liège, Megalithic Portal](https://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?map=2&sid=53615)
3. [Le tumulus de Noville, Chronique de Waremme](https://chronique-de-waremme.be/tag/tumulus-de-noville/)
4. [Forte & Pipan, Integrated seismic tomography and GPR for the study of burial mounds (tumuli), Journal of Archaeological Science 35 (2008)](https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0305440308000927)
5. [Noville - Canal du Haut-Lac, Archeodunum site notice](https://www.archeodunum.com/Notice_site/noville-546/)
6. [Plan Director do xacemento de Noville, Cultura de Galicia](https://www.cultura.gal/gl/nova/102843)
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*Topic: Encyclopedia › Places and geography › Parks, protected areas, and geographic heritage sites › Archaeological sites and site complexes › Greek, Roman, and Etruscan archaeological sites › Roman military sites and fortifications › Tombs and funerary monuments*
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