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Record 1 2015-02-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Archaeology
DEF

A tomb having a well or shaft for an entrance.

CONT

A shaft tomb or shaft grave is a type of deep rectangular burial structure, similar in shape to the much shallower cist grave, containing a floor of pebbles, walls of rubble masonry, and a roof constructed of wooden planks.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Archéologie
CONT

Les tombes à puits de l’ouest du Mexique sont caractérisées par un puits vertical ou presque vertical, creusé sur 3 à 20 mètres de profondeur dans ce qui est souvent une couche de tuf sous-jacente aux roches volcaniques. La base du puits s'ouvre sur une ou deux (parfois plus) chambres horizontales [...] Des sépultures multiples se trouvent dans chaque chambre [...]

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