megalithic tomb
noun
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
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How to use megalithic tomb in a sentence
The megalithic tomb-chamber or the sarcophagus which sometimes replaces it lies in the circular part of the mound.
Rough Stone Monuments and Their Builders | T. Eric PeetThis, however, does not justify the assertion so often made that the megalithic tomb was a conscious imitation of the hut.
Rough Stone Monuments and Their Builders | T. Eric Peet
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