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VILLANOVAN CULTURE — Early Iron Age culture in Italy, named after the village where the first site was found in 1853. It appeared …
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TAIT, ARCHIBALD C(AMPBELL) — born , Dec. 21, 1811, Edinburgh, Scot. died Dec. 3, 1882, Addington, Surrey, Eng. English cleric. The son of Presbyterian …
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SUTTON HOO — Estate in Suffolk, England, the site of the grave or cenotaph of an Anglo-Saxon king. One of the richest Germanic …
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MASTABA — (Arabic: "bench") Rectangular superstructure of ancient Egyptian tombs, built of mud brick or, later, stone, with sloping walls and a …
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HONGSHAN CULTURE — or Hung-shan culture (4000–3000 BC) Prehistoric culture of far northern China. It appears to have had a three-tiered elite whose …
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DAWENKOU CULTURE — or Ta-wen-k'ou culture Chinese Neolithic culture of с 4500–2700 BC. It was characterized by the emergence of delicate wheel-made pots …
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BURIAL — Ritual disposal of human remains. The practice is often intended to facilitate the deceased's entry into the afterworld. Grave burial …
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BEEHIVE TOMB — or tholos Large, beehive-shaped ceremonial tomb, sometimes built into the side of a hill. The Treasury of Atreus, a surviving …
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WOODLAND — I. ˈ ̷ ̷_lənd, -ˌland, -ˌlaa(ə)nd noun Etymology: Middle English wodeland, from Old English wudulond, from wudu wood + lond land — …
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VILLANOVAN — I. -vən adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Villanova, town in northeastern Italy, its type station + English -an : of …
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REMAIN — I. rə̇ˈmān, rēˈ- verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English remainen, from Middle French remanoir, remaindre, from Latin remanēre to …
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RED OCHER — I. noun Etymology: red (I) + ocher 1. : a red earthy and often impure hematite used as a pigment …
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HEREAFTER — I. (ˈ) ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adverb Etymology: Middle English here after, from Old English hēræfter, from hēr here + æfter after — more …
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URNFIELD — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : a Bronze Age cemetery of urn burials
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PARISH REGISTER — noun : a register of the baptisms, marriages, and burials in a parish
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GEOMANCER — ˈjēəˌman(t)sə(r) noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from geomancie + -er : one that practices geomancy went and found …
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CENTRAL BASIN — adjective Usage: usually capitalized C&B Etymology: probably so called from sites in the Illinois river valley in central Illinois : …
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BURIAL — ˈberēəl noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English berial, alteration (influenced by -al, n. suffix) of beriel, …
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CRYPT — vault or subterranean chamber, usually under a church floor. In Latin, crypta designated any vaulted building partially or entirely below …
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STONE AGE — prehistoric cultural stage, or level of human development, characterized by the creation and use of stone tools. The Stone Age …
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NAPATA — the capital in about 750590 BC of the ancient kingdom of Cush (Kush), situated downstream from the Fourth Cataract of …
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HYKSOS — group of mixed Semitic-Asiatics who settled in northern Egypt during the 18th century BC. In about 1630 they seized power, …
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GIZA, PYRAMIDS OF — Arabic: Ahramat Al-Jizah, Giza also spelled Gizeh, three 4th-dynasty (c. 2575c. 2465 BC) pyramids erected on a rocky plateau on …
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GEORGIA, FLAG OF — national flag consisting of a red field with a canton horizontally divided black over white. The flag's width-to-length ratio is …
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PARISH — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a parish church British English (= the main Christian church in a particular area ) …
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MEMORIAL — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a memorial fund (= for remembering the life of someone who has died ) …
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GRAVE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a grave error (= extremely serious, with serious results ) ▪ He has committed …
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BURIAL — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a burial site ▪ A Bronze Age burial site has been discovered. burial customs (= …
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BURIAL — n. Ritual disposal of human remains. The practice is often intended to facilitate the deceased's entry into the afterworld. Grave …
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