passage grave
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noun Archaeology.
a megalithic tomb of the Neolithic and Copper or early Bronze ages found in the British Isles and Europe, consisting of a roofed burial chamber and narrow entrance passage covered by a round mound and containing human remains and funerary offerings.
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Compare chamber tomb.
Origin of passage grave
First recorded in 1930–35
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019
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Historical Examples of passage grave
The stone cists resemble very much the chamber of a passage-grave.
SwedenVictor Nilsson