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Megalithic chamber tombs

Scope note

Use for communal burial places with chambers of large upright stone slabs supporting large capstones, with or without an entry passage, and set in a mound of earth or stones.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

30005934

Broader Terms used

chamber tombs

Narrower Terms used

passage graves
gallery graves

Equivalent Terms used

megalithic chamber tomb

Created

13yrs ago

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