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Sepulchral monuments > Chamber tombs

Preferred term

Chamber tombs  

Definition

  • Communal burial places, cut into a rock or hillslope or constructed of masonry, whose chamber may or may not have an entry passage, usually covered by a mound [AAT]

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • BURIAL CHAMBERS, CHAMBER TOMBS
  • TOMBS, CHAMBER

Notation

  • 111495

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JLC-SL8B6CT2-P

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