tomb

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A large vault or chamber, typically underground, for burying the dead.

• The archaeologists discovered an ancient Egyptian tomb.
• Her family tomb is located in the old cemetery.
• The tomb was sealed with a heavy stone door.
• Archaeologists employed ground-penetrating radar to locate an undisturbed royal tomb beneath layers of sediment near the ancient capital.
• Preservation specialists debate the ethics of opening sealed tombs, balancing scientific inquiry against cultural respect for burial sites.
• The elaborate tomb inscriptions provide historians with critical evidence about religious beliefs and social hierarchies in early civilizations.

Eş anlamlılar: grave, sepulcher, crypt, vault, mausoleum, burial chamber