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PORT-HOLE SLAB [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-04-09
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Archaeology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- closed compartment
1, record 1, English, closed%20compartment
generic
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The Armorican gallery graves are composed of a long chamber and a very short antechamber on the same axial line,... but there are certain features which distinguish them : the absence of port-hole slabs, and the frequent addition of a small, closed compartment behind the terminal slab of the chamber. 2, record 1, English, - closed%20compartment
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Archéologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- muche
1, record 1, French, muche
feminine noun, specific
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] petite cavité souterraine [...]reliée à la chambre sépulcrale par une ouverture constituée entre les orthostats [...] 2, record 1, French, - muche
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Ce couloir se termine à l'ouest, au chevet du monument, par une sorte de grotte artificielle de faibles dimensions, dont l'usage nous reste inconnu [...]. Aucun terme n'existant encore en français pour nommer une telle structure, nous l'avons appelée «muche», d'un mot du dialecte picard désignant une cache ou un souterrain creusé dans la craie. 2, record 1, French, - muche
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1983-05-09
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Archaeology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- port-hole slab 1, record 2, English, port%2Dhole%20slab
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
a stone slab with a circular, or sometimes square hole forming the entrance to a chamber tomb. 1, record 2, English, - port%2Dhole%20slab
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Archéologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- dalle à hublot 1, record 2, French, dalle%20%C3%A0%20hublot
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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