boulder burial

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09:55 Feb 13, 2010
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Social Sciences - Archaeology
Additional field(s): History
English term or phrase: boulder burial
Definition from megalithomania:
Boulder burials are very simple, yet striking monuments. As the name suggest they are simply burials beneath a large boulder. The burials contained within are mainly single and set in a small kist like chamber made from smaller stones. Boulder burials can be found on their own or within or around stone circles. The boulders often bear cup marks and were often picked for their curiously attractive shape or rock patterns.

Example sentence(s):
  • The fourth tomb we visited on our mini tour was a boulder burial, A massive glacial erratic has been raised up and held in position with chocking stones and a burial chamber carved out of the limestone. megalithicireland.com
  • Stone circles are generally regarded as ceremonial or ritual sites. The stone circle at Dromagorteen, known as the Judge and Jury, consists of thirteen stones with a central boulder burial. Bonane
  • Some of the circles have a boulder burial within them. Boulder burials are very simple in plan and are just what they describe, a burial, usually cremated, with a large boulder marking the spot. ballybegvillage.com
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5megalitické hroby
Maria Chmelarova


  

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megalitické hroby


Definition from own experience or research:
megalit - pohrebný pamätník z jedného velkého balvana, doplnené viacerými menšími balvanmi alebo kameňmi.

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  • Slovania označovali hroby balvanmi, predovšetkým pri hlave a nohách, ktoré sa nazývali žialniky. - www.cintoriny.sk  
  • megaliticke hroby (vacsinou) pochadzajuce z doby kamennej a bronzovej v roznych lokalitach Europy, njcastejsie v Irsku. - http://home.zcu.cz  

Explanation:
tiež megalitická stavba, megalitická mohyla
Maria Chmelarova
Local time: 00:47
Native speaker of: Slovak
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