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… … Wikipedia
Shaft tomb — A shaft tomb or shaft grave is a type of burial structure formed from a deep and narrow shaft sunk into natural rock. Burials were then placed at the bottom. A related group of shaft and chamber tombs also incorporate a small room or rooms cut… … Wikipedia
Western Mexico shaft tomb tradition — The Western Mexico shaft tomb tradition or shaft tomb culture refers to a set of interlocked cultural traits found in the western Mexican states of Jalisco, Nayarit, and, to a lesser extent, Colima to its south, roughly dating to the period… … Wikipedia
Tomb of Fu Hao — This archaeological site at the ruins of the ancient Shang Dynasty capital of Yin was discovered in 1976 and identified as the final resting place of queen and military general Fu Hao, likely the Lady Hao inscribed on oracle bones by king Wu Ding … Wikipedia
Tomb of Perneb — The Tomb of Perneb is the tomb of a court official from ancient Egypt. It was erected during the 5th Dynasty in the Old Kingdom during the reigns of Djedkare Isesi and Unas (ca. 2381 BC to 2323 BC) at in the necropolis of Saqqara, north of… … Wikipedia
tomb — Synonyms and related words: arch, barrow, beehive tomb, bone house, boundary stone, box, box grave, brass, burial, burial chamber, burial mound, bust, cairn, catacomb, catacombs, cenotaph, charnel house, cist, cist grave, coffin, column, cromlech … Moby Thesaurus
WAR AND WARFARE — TO THE DESTRUCTION OF THE FIRST TEMPLE The methods of offensive and defensive warfare developed side by side in the Ancient Near East. The development of weapons was dependent upon the supply of raw materials, such as stone, metal, and wood; the… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Anthropology and Archaeology — ▪ 2009 Introduction Anthropology Among the key developments in 2008 in the field of physical anthropology was the discovery by a large interdisciplinary team of Spanish and American scientists in northern Spain of a partial mandible (lower… … Universalium
Lohra (megalithic tomb) — The Lohra tomb ( de. Steinkammergrab von Lohra) was a megalithic monument outside Lohra near Marburg in north central Hesse, Germany. It is one of the lesser known among its type in Central Europe. It dates to the late Neolithic, probably just… … Wikipedia
Cemetery — For other uses, see Cemetery (disambiguation). Common Burying Ground and Island Cemetery in Newport, Rhode Island … Wikipedia
