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- 1. a large vault, typically an underground one, for burying the dead.
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- A tomb (Greek: τύμβος tumbos) or sepulcher (Latin: sepulcrum) is a repository for the remains of the dead. It is generally any structurally enclosed interment space or burial chamber, of varying sizes.
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A tomb (Greek: τύμβος tumbos [1]) or sepulcher (Latin: sepulcrum) is a repository for the remains of the dead. It is generally any structurally enclosed interment space or burial chamber, of varying sizes.
- Tombs in Ancient Egypt
- Mesopotamian Tombs
- Tombs of The Maya & King Pakal
- Chinese Tombs & The Mausoleum of Shi Huangti
- Tombs in Greece
- Neolithic Tombs of Scotland & Ireland
- Tombs of Ancient India
- Roman Tombs & Catacombs
The most elaborate tombs in ancient times were those built by the Egyptians for their kings, the pharaohs. In the Early Dynastic Period (c. 3150-c. 2613 BCE), the Egyptians built mastabas, tombs made of dried clay bricks which were then used to shore up shafts and chambers dug into the earth. In every mastaba there was a large room for ceremonies h...
In ancient Mesopotamia, tombs resembled the mastaba generally but, as in Egypt, the tombs of royalty were more ornate. Archaeological excavations carried out in the 1920s by Sir Charles Leonard Wooley uncovered the Royal Tombs of Ur - considered the oldest in Mesopotamia - in which were found many exquisite works of gold, lapis lazuli, and carnelia...
The tombs of the Maya rulers were constructed in much the same way as those of the kings of other cultures in that they were opulent in both style and structure and filled with all the necessities one might require in the afterlife. The walls of the tomb of King K'inich Janaab Pakal of Palenque(r. 603-683 CE) were adorned with images of Pakal's tra...
The tomb of Shi Huangdiin China (r. 221-210 BCE) contained over 8,000 terra cotta warriors, their weapons, chariots, and horses so that the emperor would have a standing army at his command in the afterlife. This tomb, which rises to a height of 141 feet (43 metres) was first discovered in 1974 in the city of Xi'an and has yet to be excavated becau...
In Greece, the tombs of the wealthy were closely linked, architecturally, to the modern mausoleum in that they were often ornately decorated stone buildings housing the reclining dead. As the Greeks believed that remembrance of the dead was necessary for the continued existence of the spirit in the afterlife, Greektombs frequently pictured the dece...
The tombs in Scotland, such as the grave passage tomb of Maeshowein Orkney, show a remarkable similarity to those of ancient Greece, particularly the tholos tomb. The Tomb of the Eagles (also on Orkney) dates to 3000 BCE and was found to contain the bones of over 300 people buried there over time. Among the skeletal remains of human beings were tho...
This concept is equally apparent in the tombs of India where, originally, tombs were caves or carved into rock cliffs but, eventually, evolved into mausoleums which celebrated the life of the deceased and ensured their immortality through remembrance by the living. Cremation was the most common method of dealing with the remains of the dead in Indi...
Tombs in ancient Rome followed the same course of development as in Egypt and elsewhere, beginning with burial underground or in caves and evolving into more elaborate structures to house the dead. Roman tombs also celebrated the life of the individual but, unlike those of Greece or India, often featured inscriptions rather than sculptureor relief ...
- Joshua J. Mark
tomb, in the strictest sense, a home or house for the dead; the term is applied loosely to all kinds of graves, funerary monuments, and memorials. In many primitive cultures the dead were buried in their own houses, and the tomb form may have developed out of this practice, as a reproduction in permanent materials of primeval house types.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
a large stone structure or underground room where someone, especially an important person, is buried. Synonym. grave (BURYING PLACE) Examples. The tomb was honeycombed with passages and chambers. For centuries the tomb lay inviolate until, by chance, it was discovered by two miners. His tomb was covered with a yellow patina of lichen.
Oct 29, 2009 · A tomb is a house, chamber or vault for the dead. The original purpose of a tomb was to protect the dead and provide the deceased with a dwelling equipped with necessities for the...
In ancient Egypt a tomb, if built and designed properly, had the power to restore life and give immortality to the dead owner. Tomb architecture was complex and its art in the form of painting, sculpture and script gives a glimpse into the beliefs and daily life of the ancient Egyptians.
tomb in British English. (tuːm ) noun. 1. a place, esp a vault beneath the ground, for the burial of a corpse. 2. a stone or other monument to the dead. 3. See the tomb.
