Related Terms • Barrow

Definition: "Megaxylic" tomb in Cambridgeshire, England; circa 3000 BC, consisting of a long earthen barrow containing a large wooden chamber with five or six human burials. "Megaxylic" means "Large timbers" and it's meant to convey a "megalithic-type" tomb without "megaliths" ("large stones").

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Archaeology of Western Europe
Archaeology of the greater European region.

Mortuary Studies
The archaeology of death--the study of how cultures treat the dead and what they believe about the afterlife.

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