| 单词 | pit-cave |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspit-cave pit-cave n. Archaeology a kind of grave in which the body is placed in a stone chamber off a vertical shaft. ΘΚΠ the world > life > death > disposal of corpse > burial > grave or burial-place > types of tomb > [noun] > types of ancient or prehistoric table tomb1738 well tomb1843 chamber tomb1850 passage grave1865 allée couverte1870 passage tomb1870 mastaba1882 tholos1885 beehive tomb1887 circle-tomb1889 shaft tomb1895 shaft-grave1910 pit-cave1921 gallery grave1937 dyss1938 1921 Discovery Feb. 33/1 Still another kind [of grave]..is known as the ‘pit-cave’. This was made by first sinking a pit and then cutting out the tomb in the form of a side-recess from the bottom of the pit. 1939 J. D. S. Pendlebury Archaeol. Crete iv. 242 At Zapher Papoura both the shaft grave and the pit cave continue in use. 1987 Antiquaries Jrnl. 67 227 In Tomb 43, a pit-cave, sword, knife and razor, all of bronze, were found with the skeleton. < as lemmas |
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