burial chamber
Chamber tomb
A
chamber tomb is a
tomb for
burial used in many different
cultures. In the case of individual burials, the chamber is thought to signify a higher status for the interree than a simple
grave. Built from
rock or sometimes
wood, the chambers could also serve as places for storage of the dead from one family or social group and were often used over long periods for multiple burials. There are numerous terms for them depending on the period, design and region in question. Most were constructed from large stones or
megaliths and covered by
cairns,
barrows or earth, but the term is also applied to tombs cut directly into rock and wooden-chambered tombs covered with earth barrows.
Grave goods are a common characteristic of chamber tomb burials.
Grabkammer
Eine
Grabkammer ist ein
Bestattungsort für einen oder mehrere Tote. Familiengrabkammern werden auch
Gruft genannt. Grabkammern kommen in den meisten Kulturen in eher sozial höher stehenden Schichten vor. Sie sind typisch für Kulturen, die an ein
Leben nach dem Tode glaubten und die den Toten reich mit
Grabbeigaben ausstatteten.
burial chamber
burial chamber
n : a chamber that is used as a grave [syn: sepulcher, sepulchre, sepulture]
burial chamber
Noun
1. a chamber that is used as a grave
(synonym) sepulcher, sepulchre, sepulture
(hypernym) grave, tomb
(hyponym) crypt
शव-कक्ष
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shav-kaksh
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burial chamber