单词 | pipe-burial |
释义 | > as lemmaspipe-burial pipe-burial n. Archaeology a burial in which a pipe (usually of lead) passes from the coffin or the tomb to the surface of the ground, allowing libations to be poured in. ΘΚΠ the world > life > death > disposal of corpse > burial > types of burial or entombment > [noun] > burial in specific type of tomb tumulation1623 urn-burial1658 house burial1863 mound burial1865 tree-burial1901 pipe-burial1929 1929 Antiquaries Jrnl. 9 1 (heading) A Roman pipe-burial from Caerleon, Monmouthshire. 1997 Britannia 28 496 It is also worth mentioning a pipe-burial with an inhumation, lead urns, face pots, tettines, wasters, and the fact that a large proportion of vessels are small examples of their types. < as lemmas |
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