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Definition of Burial chamber

1. Noun. A chamber that is used as a grave.

Definition of Burial chamber

1. Noun. A chamber, often below ground level, used to bury the remains of the dead. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Burial Chamber

Literary usage of Burial chamber

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Egypt by Eva Ambros (2001)
"In the center of the burial chamber stands the open quart/ite sarcophagus, ... The pictures of the burial chamber show, on the east wall (right), ..."

2. The Tomb of Senebtisi at Lisht by Arthur C. Mace, Herbert Eustis Winlock (1916)
"entrance of the the outer chamber, and photograph the various stages in the clearing of the burial burial chamber THE CLEARING ..."

3. The Encyclopædia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and by Hugh Chisholm (1910)
"A large number of utensils, articles of furniture and the like were placed in the burial-chamber for the use of the dead—jars, weapons, mirrors, ..."

4. Records of the Past by Records of the Past Exploration Society (1904)
"The mastaba contained a simple room for worship, the emptied statue-room, and a large burial chamber, with 2 columns. Until now we have found the following ..."

5. The Archaeological Journal by Royal Archaeological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland Central Committee, Royal Archaeological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland (1896)
"The burial chamber at Ripon was turned into a passage of entrance to the crypt at some time during the later middle ages, which so disguised it that I did ..."

6. Essays and Studies Presented to William Ridgeway ... on His Sixtieth by Edmund Crosby Quiggin (1914)
"In the rock-cut tomb the grave is made in the floor of a burial chamber (ie when the burial chamber is not also the grave), which is usually in linear ..."

7. Christian Archaeology by Charles W Bennett (1888)
"\\-frc most familiar and dear to the deceased while living, or by decorating the burial chamber with various ornaments, as vases, lamps, weapons, etc. ..."

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