| 词汇 | example_english_shaft-tomb |
| 释义 | shaft tombcollocation in Englishmeanings of shaftand tombThese words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or, see other collocations with shaft or tomb. shaft noun[C] uk /ʃɑːft/ us /ʃæft/ a pole or rod that forms the handle of a tool ... See more at shaft tomb noun[C] uk /tuːm/ us /tuːm/ a large stone structure or underground room where someone, especially an important person, ... See more at tomb Examples of shaft tombThese examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. The shafttomb discovered in the structure at the southern end of the plaza could strengthen this hypothesis. Some years ago a farmer working his field stumbled on the entrance of a shafttomb. Other than these scattered bones and the shafttomb, there was no other mortuary evidence throughout the excavated area. Nonetheless, the amount of information recovered and the thoroughness with which the remains were analyzed and published surpassed that of any prior shafttomb research. As mentioned, its general form fits the shafttomb concept, but it is really a pit grave. On the central part of the square, a shafttomb had been built and covered. The discovery of a sealed shafttomb provides important new knowledge regarding the funerary rituals in this region. Now, for the first time, the presence of greenstone objects in a shafttomb context is confirmed. We describe only the sealed tombs here, as the looting of the other shafttomb has destroyed all archaeological evidence. As has been mentioned by other authors, the shafttomb was not the only burial modality of this period. The ornaments this child carried-a center-perforated concave shell disc (diameter 8 cm) and a string of pyrite circular beads-were not seen on any of the other shafttomb individuals. This circular architectural style is seemingly mirrored in the many circular shafttomb tableau scenes. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. This period is best represented by the thousands of figurines recovered by looters and ascribed to the shafttomb tradition. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Herodotus does not describe the process of burial of such mummies, but they were perhaps placed in a shafttomb. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Nearly all of the artifacts associated with this shafttomb tradition have been discovered by looters and are without provenance, making dating problematic. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. It has been proposed that this is the 4,000 year old remnant of a shafttomb. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Further excavations are planned to search for a shafttomb. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Many contributors link the use of shaft tombs to lineages or similar social groups. But we must also remember that shaft tombs are themselves a special form of burial that was not available to everyone. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. Want to learn more? Go to the definition of shaft Go to the definition of tomb See other collocations with shaft See other collocations with tomb |
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