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orthostat /ˈɔːθə(ʊ)stat /noun ArchaeologyAn upright stone or slab forming part of a structure or set in the ground.You could see immediately where the chambered areas were, because you could see the tops of the orthostats - the standing slabs that define the chambered areas....- The orthostats of the passage support roof slabs, but at the very front of the passage is a unique ‘roof-box’ which allows light to shine into the tomb through a slot above the roof of the outer passage.
- Other features include three low cairns in the northern sector; three hollows in the interior; and, in the south-west quadrant, a slight bank 7.5 m. long immediately inside the ring of orthostats.
Origin Early 20th century: from Greek orthostatēs, from orthos 'right or straight' + statos 'standing'. |