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Chamber tombs

Scope note

Use for communal burial places, cut into rock or hillslopes or constructed of masonry, whose chamber may or may not have an entry passage, usually covered by a mound.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

30005935

Broader Terms used

<tombs by form>

Narrower Terms used

megalithic chamber tombs
hypogea

Term used for

tombs, chamber

Equivalent Terms used

chamber tomb

Created

13yrs ago

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