burial chamber
Example Sentences
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The crew found it an area known for the resting places of royal women, but when they got into the burial chamber they found it decorated - the sign of a pharaoh.
From BBC • Feb. 19, 2025
Last summer, archaeologists from Gothenburg University and Kiel University excavated a dolmen, a stone burial chamber, in Tiarp near Falköping in Sweden.
From Science Daily • Jan. 29, 2024
Menkaure’s chambers include niche decorations unique to Giza and a vaulted ceiling in his burial chamber itself.
From National Geographic • Dec. 20, 2023
It has captivated visitors since it was built as a royal burial chamber some 4,500 years ago.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 2, 2023
The catacombs are tomb-black, but I know where we are: in a burial chamber that hasn’t been patrolled in years.
From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir
