A gallery grave is a form of megalithic tomb built primarily during the Neolithic Age[1] in Europe in which the main gallery of the tomb is entered without first passing through an antechamber or hallway.[1][2][3] There are at least four major types of gallery grave (complex, transepted, segmented, and wedge-shaped), and they may be covered with an earthen mound (or "tumulus") or rock mound (or "cairn").
A gallerygrave is a form of megalithic tomb built primarily during the Neolithic Age in Europe in which the main gallery of the tomb is entered without...
Look up gallery in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Gallery or The Gallery may refer to: Art gallery Contemporary art galleryGallery (band), an American...
categories of megalithic tombs: court cairns, portal dolmens, wedge-shaped gallerygraves, and passage tombs. This appears to be one of the first uses of the...
white as well. Megalithic art is extremely rare in Central Europe. The gallerygrave at Züschen in Germany is an intriguing exception, as it appears to mix...
Grave goods, in archaeology and anthropology, are items buried along with a body. They are usually personal possessions, supplies to smooth the deceased's...
court cairn or court tomb is a megalithic type of chambered cairn or gallerygrave. During the period, 3900–3500 BC, more than 390 court cairns were built...
Altar Wedge Tomb is a wedge-shaped gallerygrave and national monument located outside the village of Schull, in County Cork, Ireland. Altar Wedge Tomb...
Bronze Age, the Nuragic civilization built c. 800 Giants' grave, a type of megalithic gallerygrave that can be found throughout Sardinia with different structures...
Carrowcastle Wedge Tomb is a wedge-shaped gallerygrave and National Monument located in County Mayo, Ireland. Carrowcastle Wedge Tomb is located 5 km...
Rathfranpark Wedge Tomb is a wedge-shaped gallerygrave and National Monument located in County Mayo, Ireland. Rathfranpark Wedge Tomb is located 4 km...
Graves Art Gallery is an art gallery in Sheffield, England. The gallery is located above the Central Library in Sheffield city centre. It houses permanent...
tumulus (pl.: tumuli) is a mound of earth and stones raised over a grave or graves. Tumuli are also known as barrows, burial mounds or (in Siberia and...
Caheraphuca wedge tomb is a wedge-shaped gallerygrave and National Monument located near Crusheen in County Clare, Ireland. Caheraphuca wedge tomb is...
Cabragh Wedge Tomb, also called Cabragh I or the Giant's Grave, is a wedge-shaped gallerygrave and National Monument located in County Sligo, Ireland....
Island Wedge Tomb is a wedge-shaped gallerygrave and National Monument located southeast of Mallow in County Cork, Ireland. Island Wedge Tomb is located...
Altore Wedge Tomb is a wedge-shaped gallerygrave and national monument located in County Roscommon, Ireland. Altore Wedge Tomb is located 5.4 km (3.4 mi)...
Carrowcrom Wedge Tomb is a wedge-shaped gallerygrave and National Monument located in County Mayo, Ireland. Carrowcrom Wedge Tomb is located 7 km (4...
Tullycommon Wedge Tomb is a wedge-shaped gallerygrave and National Monument located in The Burren region of County Clare, Ireland. Tullycommon wedge...
Doorus Demesne wedge tomb is a wedge-shaped gallerygrave and National Monument located in County Galway, Ireland. Doorus Demesne wedge tomb is located...
Moylisha Wedge Tomb, also called Labbanasighe, is a wedge-shaped gallerygrave and National Monument located in County Wicklow, Ireland. Moylisha Wedge...
slabs each with a notch cut in it are known. They are common in the gallerygraves of the Seine-Oise-Marne culture. Portal stones are a pair of Megalithic...
Ballyhickey Wedge Tomb is a wedge-shaped gallerygrave and National Monument located in County Clare, Ireland. Ballyhickey Wedge Tomb is located in the...
Ballyedmonduff Wedge Tomb is a wedge-shaped gallerygrave and a National Monument in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, Ireland. Ballyedmonduff Wedge Tomb is found...
Carrownlisheen Wedge Tomb is a wedge-shaped gallerygrave and National Monument located on Inishmaan, Ireland. Carrownlisheen Wedge Tomb is located in...
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