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09:54 Feb 13, 2010
English to Latvian translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Archaeology
Additional field(s): History
English term or phrase: boulder burial
Definition from megalithomania:
Boulder burials are very simple, yet striking monuments. As the name suggest they are simply burials beneath a large boulder. The burials contained within are mainly single and set in a small kist like chamber made from smaller stones. Boulder burials can be found on their own or within or around stone circles. The boulders often bear cup marks and were often picked for their curiously attractive shape or rock patterns.

Example sentence(s):
  • The fourth tomb we visited on our mini tour was a boulder burial, A massive glacial erratic has been raised up and held in position with chocking stones and a burial chamber carved out of the limestone. megalithicireland.com
  • Stone circles are generally regarded as ceremonial or ritual sites. The stone circle at Dromagorteen, known as the Judge and Jury, consists of thirteen stones with a central boulder burial. Bonane
  • Some of the circles have a boulder burial within them. Boulder burials are very simple in plan and are just what they describe, a burial, usually cremated, with a large boulder marking the spot. ballybegvillage.com
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4megaliitu senapbediijums
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megaliitu senapbediijums


Definition from 1. Dzintarziimes, 2. Wikipedia:
Megaliitu senapbediijums (daudzskaitlii, megaliitu senkapi vai kapulauks) pieder pie arheologisko piemineklu klases. Kapulauki ir pirmskristietības laikmeta apbedījuma vieta, kas Latvijas teritorijā sastopami līdz 13. gs. (videjaa un velaa dzelzs laikmetaa).
Mēdz būt dažādu veidu kapulauki: līdzenie, uzkalniņu, akmeņu krāvuma, akmens laivveida krāvuma u.c. kapulauki.
Megaliitu senkapu iipasa paziime ir individuaals akmens (megaliits), kas atrodas virs pazemes apbediijuma telpas.
Latvijaa megaliitu senkapi ir loti reti.

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  • Semināra laikā tā dalībniekiem bija iespēja iepazīties arī ar apkārtnes arheoloģisko un kultūrvēsturisko mantojumu, kā megalītu apbedījumiem, viduslaiku apkārtējo pilsētiņu agro un jauno laiku apbūvi kā arī vikingu laikmeta pilsētveida apmetni Hedebijā (Haithabu). - Primitiivisti  
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