megalithic tomb

noun

1. a burial chamber constructed of large stones, either underground or covered by a mound and usually consisting of long transepted corridors ( gallery graves ) or of a distinct chamber and passage ( passage graves ). The tombs may date from the 4th millennium bc

Example Sentences

The site, which dates between 3500 to 2500 B.C., is the remains of a Neolithic dolmen, a type of megalithic tomb that likely had four large upright stones that supported a large horizontal capstone.

From Fox News

The discovery of a 5,500-year-old megalithic tomb in County Meath has been described as the "find of a lifetime" by archaeologists.

From BBC

As I had taken with me seven of my twenty-one pipes, I could have set up home for myself in a megalithic tomb and not have felt uncomfortable.

From Project Gutenberg

The most usual type of megalithic tomb is that known as the Hünenbett or Riesenbett.

From Project Gutenberg

This, however, does not justify the assertion so often made that the megalithic tomb was a conscious imitation of the hut.

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