Movies and TvShows featuring "burial-mound" theme.

In 1939, an archaeologist in Suffolk, England begins a major excavation of a burial mound on a wealthy widow's land. The dig attracts worldwide attention as it uncovers an ancient Anglo-Saxon ship burial. As the dig progresses, personal and political tensions arise, and the characters confront their own desires and motivations. The excavation ultimately reveals the extraordinary story buried beneath the mounds.

Billy the Kid is a leather-jacket-wearing outlaw seeking revenge for the murder of his friend. Set in the 1880s, Billy faces racial prejudice and attempts to bring justice to the corrupt sheriff and his posse. With the help of his childhood friends, he engages in a final showdown to avenge his friend's death.

In 1921, in the Danish town of Egtved, on the Jutland peninsula, was discovered one of the most important Bronze Age burial sites: the tomb of a girl who lived around 1370 BCE. Who was that girl and what was her daily life like?

Sentinels of Silence is a 1971 short documentary film on ancient Mexican civilizations. The film was directed and written by Mexican filmmaker Robert Amram, and is notable for being the first and only short film to win two Academy Awards.

A Minnesota woman searches for the place and people her immigrant grandmother left behind. The quest takes her to the Burren: a beautiful, windswept region of County Clare, Ireland. There she finds a clan - and it's medieval legacy - that were scattered and lost during some of the most difficult centuries in Irish history.

2500 Years ago, a dynasty of Celtic Princes founded the first towns in Northern Europe. They constructed harbours along rivers and traded goods with people from all over Europe. This film presents new insights into Celtic history and culture thanks to exclusive access to the Celtic Tomb in Lavau (France) and the exceptionally rich and well-preserved collection of objects found on the gravesite.