V-shaped passage graves are a megalithic chamber tomb found in parts of Atlantic Europe including Ireland, the Channel Islands and Brittany. They date...
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A passage grave or passage tomb consists of one or more burial chambers covered in earth or stone and having a narrow access passage made of large stones...
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Glossary of shapes with metaphorical names (redirect from V-shaped)
the inverted-V shape) V-shaped valley V-shaped recession V-shaped body – male human body shape with broad shoulders V-shaped passage grave V sign W-shape...
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tholos tombs of Mycenaean Greece. Mycenaean chamber tomb V-shaped passage grave Cruciform passage grave Clava cairn Other types: Domus de Janas Dysser Medway...
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while in a passage grave the passage is not as high or wide as the burial chambers. Second, gallery graves are usually topped by a V-shaped tumulus, while...
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Funnelbeaker culture (section Graves)
in Denmark Model of the Denghoog passage grave in northern Germany Denghoog passage grave interior Long barrow grave model Model of a Funnelbeaker culture...
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Tumulus (redirect from Grave mound)
long tumulus, usually constructed on top of several burials, such as passage graves. A round barrow is a round tumulus, also commonly constructed on top...
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Maeshowe (category Passage graves)
Maes Howe; Old Norse: Orkhaugr) is a Neolithic chambered cairn and passage grave situated on Mainland Orkney, Scotland. It was probably built around...
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Grave goods, in archaeology and anthropology, are items buried along with a body. They are usually personal possessions, supplies to smooth the deceased's...
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Cist (redirect from Cist grave)
/ˈkɪst/; from Greek: κίστη, Middle Welsh Kist or Germanic Kiste) or cist grave is a small stone-built coffin-like box or ossuary used to hold the bodies...
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